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Harriet Tubman led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people. A South Carolina church has...
CNN via AOL· 5 days ago“Harriet Tubman stuck from the very beginning because she was the first name that I could hang on...
Harriet Tubman statue makes a stop in Bastrop
KVUE-TV Austin· 3 days agoOutside the Kerr Community Center in Bastrop now sits a statue of Harriet Tubman, the great abolitionist who helped established the Underground ...
How Harriet Tubman relied on nature to bring the enslaved to freedom
Washington Post· 7 days agoDouglass named “the midnight sky and the silent stars” as witnesses to Tubman’s actions as she...
Bastrop, Texas Unveils Majestic Harriet Tubman Statue for Juneteenth Celebrations
Hoodline· 2 days agoAccording to KVUE, the statue is currently stationed at the Kerr Community ...Freedom Celebration,...
5 Black History Landmarks in the U.S. You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
AFAR· 5 days agoMuseums like Nashville’s National Museum of African American Music and the International African American Museum in Charleston, South Carolina, are some of the best places ...
7 things to do in Howard County: Summer solstice, yoga, outdoor movies
The Baltimore Banner· 3 days agoHere is a look at some things to do in Howard County for the week starting June 20, the first day of...
Wait ... the Underground Railroad ran across the Rio Grande? A lost story surfaces.
The Christian Science Monitor· 4 days agoMs. Bravo was raised along the U.S.-Mexico border in Hidalgo County, Texas. Before emancipation,...
Community celebrates Juneteenth in Ashtabula
Star Beacon, Ashtabula, Ohio via Yahoo News· 7 days agoJun. 15—ASHTABULA — A celebration of freedom took place on Saturday afternoon at Lance Corp. Kevin Cornelius Park as many people came together to celebrate Juneteenth. The ...
Tavares Strachan, Hayward Gallery, review: monuments to black history that raise awkward questions
Daily Telegraph· 6 days agoInside is another enormous head is of Harriet Tubman, the African American woman who organised the “...
Mexico was a destination for escaped slaves — one woman risked everything to get them there
NBC Universal via AOL· 5 days agoA Texas exhibit honors the life and work of Silvia Hector Webber, who became known as the "Harriet ...