Harriet Tubman is a historical figure who will always be remembered, but she is specifically honored on March 10, Harriet Tubman Day. Tubman is remembered most for her work to abolish slavery and ...

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 ...

A statue of Harriet Tubman, called "Beacon of Hope," is on display in Lake Placid this summer at the final home of fellow abolitionist John Brown. The two shared a close friendship and deep faith. A ...

Months before embarking on a journey to eventually become the most renowned “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman sought divine intervention. It was the winter of 1848-49, historian ...

Conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, Harriet Tubman famously boasted that she could say what most conductors couldn't:""I never run my train off the track and I never lost a ...

While today we celebrate Harriet Tubman as one of the greatest foes of slavery, her final years were not spent in the comfort or even with the full recognition that she deserved. She spent 25 years ...

A scout. A spy. A nurse. An advocate. These were just a few of the titles used to describe a renowned freedom fighter and former enslaved woman who spent her life fighting for others at a ...

On Maryland's Eastern Shore, there is a historical marker that says Harriet Tubman freed 300 enslaved people, except she didn't. It also suggests she was born nearby, except she wasn't. Some ...

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 ...