TORONTO — Hard as it may be to believe, "Harriet" is the first feature film about Harriet Tubman. Kasi Lemmons' movie about the Underground Railroad leader premiered Tuesday night at the Toronto ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - When director Kasi Lemmons started work on the first major movie about Harriet Tubman, the 19th century slave turned hero of the Underground Railway, she decided to focus less on ...

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, ...

It is a curious coincidence that Tubman died 100 years ago on Sunday, just a month after Rosa Parks was born. And just as curious to me is the fact that these two tough-minded, independent, courageous ...

Auburn, New York, is home to several important historic sites connected to Harriet Tubman’s life after she found freedom. Each site offers a different perspective, revealing Tubman not only as a ...

Harriet Tubman’s NJ story, from Cape May roots to Newark’s tribute in bronze. Explore Harriet Tubman’s deep ties to New Jersey—from her time in Cape May, where she lived and prepared for daring ...