Starting Thursday, admirers of Harriet Tubman and numismatists alike can buy coins commemorating the famed abolitionist and human rights activist issued by the U.S. Mint. The agency is offering a $5 ...

Did you know that March 10 is both Harriet Tubman Day and the National Day of Rest for Black women, this year? March 10 is more than just a date—it’s a call to honor both resistance and rest, two ...

Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a dime to her name. What she did have was a deep faith and powerful passion for justice that was fueled by a network of Black and white ...

CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

Last year, the city of Philadelphia found itself under fire when it announced plans to erect a Harriet Tubman monument designed by Wesley Wofford, a white male artist selected without an open call for ...

UNDERSTANDING OF HARRIET TUBMAN’S LIFE AND LEGACY. >> AND THEN SOMETHING RED, BLUE, ALL THOSE PIECES WERE THERE. AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, WE HAVE FOUND AFRICA ON THE EASTERN SHORE OF MARYLAND. KIDS: ...

Artist Alvin Pettit talks about his concept for a statue of Harriet Tubman. She is armed with a long gun across her back and a sword and pistol in her belt. She stands on a mound of chains and ...

WASHINGTON -- A National Park Service webpage about the Underground Railroad has been restored to its original state months after it was changed to remove abolitionist leader Harriet Tubman from the ...

For decades, there have been few photographic images of Harriet Tubman depicting how the abolitionist and Civil War spy looked in her lifetime. Now there's one more. New York City auction house Swann ...

As state public officials across the U.S. have tried to prohibit teaching about Black history, one woman in Indiana is fighting to keep Harriet Tubman’s legacy alive. Born and raised in Indiana, ...

A Treasury inspector general investigation into the delay was announced Monday. House Democrats on Thursday protested on the steps of the Treasury Department, rallying for a congressional measure that ...