Abolitionist, civil war spy and suffragist Harriet Tubman. Welcome to Harriet Tubman underground railroad state park. My name is Ranger Crenshaw and here we highlight Harriet Tubmans early years. She was born not three miles east of here in the town of madison and she spent a lot of time in this area as well as bucktown a few miles west of here. It was here in this area of Dorchester County that she learned the skills vital to make her a successful conductor on the underground railroad, reading the landscape, reading the stars, foraging for food and being comfortable outdoors by herself. Id like to highlight a little bit about our Visitors Center. This building is lined in cedar. These last three buildings are lined in zinc and the idea behind the zinc is that over time it will begin to patina and weather kind of like copper begins to patina and it will begin to fade and the idea is that after you come through our Visitors Center your ignorance about Harriet Tubmans life with the under
The evidence of her deed resides in various archives. 1863, she makes an appearance as a witness in a courtmartial procedure. At the time, she was working as a nurse. The Court Transcripts allows us to hear in her own words. As theeived a pension widow of the union veteran. He had served as a private in the colored infantry. After he died, she dish in congress for additional benefits for her own service. Congress received numerous documents. It they are here in the records of the house of representatives. In 1899, this authorized an 20 ase in her pension to month for her service as a nurse. Tonight, a panel will examine the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman and the preservation efforts of her birthplace. We will begin with a presentation. She is filling in for Robert Parker is the new program. He was unable to be with us tonight. Dr. Jones is the archivist at morgan state. Her scholarship is evident in numerous publications. Of threee author autobiographies of table figures in African
, to all ofe creator the representatives of the creator and our ancestors, especially have Harriet Tubman. This a participatory activity. So, we would like for you to join, i would like for you to join with me in this. When you hear me say the word, ensah, i would like for you to respond yah. Ensah. Audience yah. Beautiful. [speaking in ghanian] yah. Yah. Yah. Quite the Divine Energy of the creator, we call on you yah. To our beautiful queen mother, Harriet Tubman, we call on you. Yah. Daughter of a we call you we call on you. Yah. Masterful conductor, we call you. Yah. Divine warrior woman of righteousness, of justice, of freedom, of liberation, of truth , we call you yah. The one who said i could have freed 1000 more if only they knew there were enslaved, we call on you yah. The one who never lost a passenger and never ran her train off the tracks. Yah. To Harriet Tubman, the hero, we call you today. Yah. Queen oft tubman, the the north star and mother of the midnight sky, we call yo
All they do on the half behal f of this Great Institution. [applause] tonights program lasts about an hour and it will include a question and answer session. You should have received notecards as you enter the auditorium. If you did not, staff is still going through the seats, the the aisles with notecards and your notecards will be collected later on in the program. Following the program, there will be a book signing. And books will be available for purchase in our history store. We are delighted to welcome leuchtenburg back. Professor leuchtenburg has taught at numerous universities over the course of six decades. Including columbia and oxford universities. He served as president ial elections analyst for nbc and eyes president ial inauguration consultant to cbs and cspan. The professor was the first recipient at the arthur m injure schlessinger award. He is the author of 16 books, including the american president s from Teddy Roosevelt to bill clinton. Harold holzer is the author of
Pension as the widow of a Union Soldier that served in the college infantry. After he died, tubman petitioned for additional benefits for her own services outlined as nurse, cook, and commander of several 8 9 scouts during the late war. Congress received numerous documents supporting her claim. They, along with her affidavit, are here. 1889, the president signed legislation that authorized an increase of tubmans pension for 20 a month for her service as a nurse. Examine the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman and the preservation efforts of her maryland birthplace. You begin with a presentation from the Maryland Office of tourism and development. Then, dr. Jones, the University Archivist at morgan state university. He is the University Archivist at morgan state, her scholarship publications,many speaking engagements, and appearances. She is the author of 3 books on pivotal figures. Please welcome the panel to the stage. [applause] good evening. I work for the great state of maryland, the