Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad, ...
Tiya Miles’s Night Flyer is a landmark biography of one of 19th-century America’s most important figures. Harriet Tubman in 1868 or 1869. Every American seems to know the name and even story of ...
Standing in front of a group of people in a Denver library recently, abolitionist Harriet Tubman explained why a metal weight thrown at her head didn’t kill her. “So that man, he picked up a weight ...
Tubman’s work didn’t end with the Underground Railroad. As a nurse in the Union Army and a spy against the Confederacy, she continued to fight for freedom. William H. Johnson based his portrait of ...
On a snowy trip to Rochester and Auburn, N.Y., a writer explores the cities that Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman called home. By Shayla Martin Memphis. Atlanta. Birmingham. There are certain ...
A historical marker on Maryland's Eastern Shore contains errors about the story of Harriet Tubman, who grew up nearby. Some locals want to fix it, but others think it's fine how it is. On Maryland's ...
A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being taken up again in Congress. Monday's announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the ...
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