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Archaeologists Discover Home Where Harriet Tubman Lived With Father Researchers found artifacts at the Maryland site dating to the 1800s, where the famed abolitionist spent time as a child and teenager. Photo by Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images Archaeologists have made a major discovery about the life of Harriet Tubman and her family, uncovering the former homesite of Tubman’s father, Ben Ross. Remains of the home were unearthed in Dorchester C...

When Harriet Tubman died on March 10, 1913 at age 91, the storied abolitionist left the world a legacy of freedom, fearlessness and fierce advocacy for Black people, women and all Americans. She was born Araminta “Minty” Ross in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore circa 1822. Tubman spent nearly three decades in bondage before escaping the inhumanity of slavery. (Watch the short film Harriet Tubman: Soldier of Freedom.) Known as “Moses,” she repeatedly risked her life as...

While researching her 2011 book, "Nothing Daunted," Dorothy Wickenden was told a story that stuck with her. Wickenden was interviewing a descendent of Ros Underwood, who together with Dorothy Woodruff, Wickendens grandmother, would leave behind her privileged life in Auburn to teach school in Colorado. The two womens adventure was the basis of Wickendens New York Times bestseller, subtitled "The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West." Before they left Auburn, though, Ros and Woo...

Tubman reportedly had a beautiful singing voice and would sing two songs – “Go Down Moses” and “Bound For the Promised Land" – as signals while leading escapes. Tubman would change the tempo of the songs to let escaping slaves know if it was safe to come out of hiding. 2.) Two years after escaping, Tubman came back for her husband. But, he wasnt interested.  Around 1844, Tubman married a free man named John Tubman. When Harriet escaped slavery in 1850, she did so alone, leaving her h...

Vivid Hues: The Combahee River Raid Meet the first woman in the United States to lead an armed military operation in todays moment in Black History. Author: Keitha Nelson Updated: 7:00 AM EST February 9, 2021 JACKSONVILLE, Fla — Jacksonville artist, Mobarick Abdullah III captures the energy and motion of the Combahee River Raid of 1863 on canvas.  He paints the hectic scene as hundreds of enslaved people rush to boats seeking freedom.  Dr. Johnnetta Cole, Pr...