Harriet Tubman

March 10th marks Harriet Tubman Day, a day to celebrate and honor the life and legacy of the anti-slavery activist who fought tirelessly to free slaves through the Underground Railroad. Though observed locally around the U.S. state of Maryland, there are growing calls for this day to also be recognized…

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HARRIET TUBMAN AND THE BRAVE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD (This is my third article about prominent African Americans in honor of Black History Month 2023). For people who have never heard of the Underground Railroad in the United States, the “Underground Railroad” may sound like a reference to the Subway system in New York…

Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) made no less than 19 trips to the south between 1850 and 1860, freeing 300 slaves during that fruitful decade. None were ever recaptured. Between 1852 and 1857 Tubman only conducted two escapes. …

“The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it.” -Henry David Thoreau As I sat across from her, I asked the question. . . “What’s it like to be Black?” She gave a half-smile and a gaze as she waited silently for an explanation to my…

One of the most uplifting and inspiring of these motivational tales is that of Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland, was beaten severely by her masters throughout her servitude. While in Philadelphia in 1849, Tubman was able to return to Maryland and save her family. Working covertly at night, Tubman smuggled her rescued relatives out of the state. As time went on, she rescued other slaves and brought them with her; in total, she made 13 rescue trips and freed almost 70 people.

I don’t know much about Harriet Tubman. I was always more interested in Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass. Tubman was often promoted by people whose worldview I did not share so I did not give her much thought. Probably the same reason I gravitated towards Malcolm X over Martin…

I recently watched a very insightful and inspiring movie about a woman who led missions to help free around 70 slaves in America. Her name was Harriet Tubman and this is her story. Born into slavery in 1820, Harriet Tubman, whose birth name was Araminta Ross, grew up on a…