She was the first great Black civil rights activist,” Pauline Copes Johnson said about her great-great-great grandaunt Harriet Tubman.

Auburn, N.Y. — The great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman has died this week in Auburn, church officials said. Pauline Copes Johnson was 98 years old when she died, the Harriet Tubman Memorial ...

Two awards have been recently bestowed on a book written by Fort Wayne native Caroline Brewer. “Harriet Tubman, Force of Nature: A biography in poems” was selected by the National Conference of ...

A portrait of Harriet Tubman (ca. 1820-1913). Tubman, herself an escaped slave, helped hundreds of slaves escape the South by means of the Underground Railroad. She nursed Union troops during the ...

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...

A new historical marker honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Maryland on September 17, 2025. The updated sign corrects inaccuracies about Tubman's birthplace and the number of people she freed.

Stephen Towns, "Wade in the Water" (2020), natural and synthetic fabric, polyester and cotton thread, crystal glass beads (photo courtesy the Gibbes Museum of Art; all other photos Megan ...

CAMBRIDGE, Md. - On the 176th anniversary of her first attempt to escape slavery, Harriet Tubman’s descendants joined state and local leaders Wednesday afternoon to unveil a new historical marker ...

It’s the sort of story America loves telling about itself. A story promoting the idea of American exceptionalism. A daring midnight raid. A hero. Freedom prevailing over evil. ByChadd Scott, ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Deborah Gray White discusses the announcement of the redesign of the $20 made by the Treasury Department in 2016. The redesign is to include a ...

LILY TIERNEY [email protected] Jun 23, 2025 Jun 23, 2025 0 CHURCH CREEK — On Monday morning, a new historic marker honoring Harriet Tubman’s birthplace was unveiled. It is set to be placed on ...

“The Journey to Freedom,” photographed on April 23, 2025, memorializes the legacy of Harriet Tubman, who famously led dozens of slaves to freedom as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Li Khan ...