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All of the semi-finalists are Black artists, who presented very different concepts. Online voting is open through Sept. 1.

In 2024, the United States Mint will release commemorative coins in honor of abolitionist Harriet Tubman, including $5 gold coins, silver dollars, and clad half dollars. Recently, proposed designs for these coins were reviewed, and recommendations were made by both the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) and the Commission of Fine Arts (CFA). Authorized under

The Commission of Fine Arts during its April 20 meeting recommended proposed designs for the 2024 Harriet Tubman commemorative gold $5 coin, silver dollar and copper-nickel clad half dollar.

HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOMTuesday, December 6 at 9 pm on WOUBDuring Tubman’s Bicentennial Year Celebration Directed by Oscar®-Nominated Filmmaker Stanley Nelson and Nicole London an

Go beyond the legend and meet the inspiring woman who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Tune in or livestream ‘Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom’ Wed, Nov. 30 at 8:30pm on WSIU TV.

Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman helped a lot of people from escaping slavery through the Underground Railroad.

We may earn commission from links on this page, but we only recommend products we love. Promise. This Is a Love Letter to Edges We asked image activist Michaela angela Davis to write a piece inspired by all that edges have done for Black women past, present, and future. By Michaela angela Davis Jun 9, 2021 Black hair is rain forest, lush and ancient like El Yunque¹. It’s an endless field of fluffy cotton blossoms nestled in prickly claws, rising out of wet, dark-red Georg...

CBNNews.com Archaeologists Find Site of Harriet Tubmans Fathers Home Where This Moses of the Underground Railroad Got Her Start 04-21-2021 In this photo provided by the Library of Congress, Harriet Tubman in seen in a photograph dating from 1860-75. (Harvey B. Lindsley/Library of Congress via AP) Archaeologists in Maryland say they believe they have found the home site of Ben Ross, the father of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman.  The site was found on property acquired last year by the U.S. ...

New photography book sheds light on the experience of black Civil War soldiers in never-before-seen photos Book explores the role of photography in telling the story of African Americans during the US Civil War  As well as soldiers, the photographs also celebrate African American surgeons and a war correspondent Harriet Tubman was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the Civil War 

Harriet Tubman: 8 Facts About the Daring Abolitionist Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 and then risked her life to lead other enslaved people to freedom. Author: Her admirers called her “Moses” or “General Tubman,” but she was born Araminta Ross. It’s unclear exactly when the woman who would be known as Harriet Tubman was born, with dates ranging from 1815 to 1822. Historians do know that she was one of nine children born to Harriet “Rit” ...