Category: Slavery
Three Million Have Seen “Harriet”-Here Are Biographies to Learn the Fuller Story
The film “Harriet,” about the life of Harriet Tubman, has been out for three weeks and over three million people have seen it in the…
Book Review: They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers
They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers published by Yale University Press (2019) 320 pages. $30.00…
Amy Murrell Taylor Wins Frederick Douglass Prize for “Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee Camps”
Amy Murrell Taylor has won the Frederick Douglass Prize from Yale University for her new book “Embattled Freedom: Journeys through the Civil War’s Slave Refugee…
Franklin, Tenn. Unveils Monument to Enslaved African Americans
On Saturday a new monument was unveiled at the old slave cemetery at Carnton Plantation near Franklin, Tenn. commorating the enslaved people who are buried…
Franklin, Tennessee to Unveil Monument to Enslaved People on Nov. 9, 2019
Franklin, Tennessee has been engaged in a remarkable process of uncovering and displaying its history. Last month, the mid-sized city installed historical plaques explaining its…
Pat Young Reviews the New Film “Harriet” About the Life of Harriet Tubman
I went to see the new Harriet Tubman movie “Harriet” today and I suggest you see it too. I don’t say that you should see…
Maryland Hopes Americans Will Visit Harriet Tubman Sites in State
Maryland created a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway several years ago to guide tourists through the route Tubman took to get away from that state…
The New York Times Reviews New Harriet Tubman BioPic “Harriet”
Reviews are beginning to roll in for the new Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet.” I will post excerpts and links to this Civil War and Reconstruction…
NY Times Looks at Facts and Myth in the New Film on the Life of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman is both a famous historical figure and a woman whose legend has grown to the level of myth. A new film about her…
NY Times Publishes “Stories from Slavery” Submitted by Readers
The 1619 Project of the New York Times has a new installment today. In response to the series, African American families have been sending in…