CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Veteran’s ...

*Harriet Tubman’s great-great-great niece has responded to Kanye West’s comments about the famed abolitionist during his South Carolina campaign rally. “Harriet Tubman…never actually freed the slaves, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black artist Alvin Pettit's winning sculpture of Harriet Tubman (above), titled "A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom Fighter," ...

Tubman, the only woman to have two National Park Service sites dedicated in her honor, secured her spot in history as the best-known conductor of the Underground Railroad after she escaped from a ...

Few folks have traveled with more purpose than legendary Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, suffragist, and human rights activist Harriet Tubman. You may have learned in school that Tubman ...

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 ...

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, ...