February is Black History month. Since1976, National Black History month has been formally acknowledged by the residing Presidents including President Trump on January 31, 2025 as a month for national ...

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, ...

Standing in front of a group of people in a Denver library recently, abolitionist Harriet Tubman explained why a metal weight thrown at her head didn’t kill her. “So that man, he picked up a weight ...

CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Deanna Mitchell pointed to the bronze bust of Harriet Tubman at the center's entrance and urged visitors to touch the nape of its neck to feel the scars. The bust, she explained, ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, Md. — Archaeologists with the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) announced the discovery of significant artifacts at the site of Ben Ross’ home, where Harriet Tubman’s ...

MDOT HAS FOUND A WAY TO SHARE WHAT THEY’VE LEARNED FROM ARTIFACTS PERTAINING TO HARRIET TUBMAN WITH THE WORLD. THIS IS A COLLECTION FROM BEN ROSS’S HOME PLACE. DOCTOR JULIE CZAPLICKI IS MDOT’S CHIEF ...

Most Americans know Harriet Tubman as the fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad—but few know she led the largest liberation of enslaved people in U.S. military history. A new exhibition at ...

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...

Who is on the $20 bill? President Andrew Jackson is on the current $20 bill, but Harriet Tubman will feature on the new $20 ...

After public backlash, the National Park Service has restored an image and quote from Harriet Tubman that were recently removed from the NPS' Underground Railroad webpage. And now private cultural ...

CHURCH CREEK — On Monday morning, a new historic marker honoring Harriet Tubman’s birthplace was unveiled. It is set to be placed on Maryland Route 16. The marker is the result of work by Chief ...

Judith Wellman, a historian of 19th century America who received the 2011 Award of Excellence from the Preservation League of New York State, will discuss the Underground Railroad on Wednesday, Feb.