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Photo Tour of NYU’s Outdoor Exhibit of the Black Soldiers of the USCT and Their Families

The Kimmel Windows Gallery at New York University has a new exhibit; The Black Civil War Soldier, that is on view until Feb. 28, 2023 along LaGuardia…

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“Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue Arrives in Kingston, N.Y.

The “Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom” Statue has been travelling through New York’s Hudson Valley again. Last time it was in White Plains. Now it…

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Reconstruction National Park Ranger Chris Barr Video on Harriet Tubman in South Carolina During Civil War

Harriet Tubman went to Beaufort South Carolina during the Civil War to help the Union cause and end slavery. Well-known National Park Service Ranger Chris…

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Review Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom from PBS

In the last decade I have spent a lot of time studying Harriet Tubman. I had heard of her in my youth, but she was…

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PBS Documentary HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM Premieres Tuesday, October 4, 2022 

According to a media release from PBS the documentary Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom will premiere next month. Here is what PBS sent out: HARRIET…

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Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Events Organized for Juneteenth in Her Hometown of Auburn, N.Y.

The City of Auburn, N.Y. will highlight Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday during its Juneteenth celebration this year. In fact, U.S. News and World Reports names…

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“Harriet Tubman – The Journey to Freedom” Statue Goes on Display in White Plains, NY

Last Saturday the City of White Plains in New York celebrated the 200th Anniversary of the birth of Harriet Tubman by unveiling the statue “Harriet…

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Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Activities in Her Home Town of Auburn, N.Y. in 2022

2022 is the Bicentennial of Harriet Tubman’s birth. Last month the Washington Post had an interesting article on the celebration of Tubman’s birth at her…

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New Harriet Tubman Museum Opens in Cape May, N.J. on Juneteenth

Abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman was at the heart of Cape May’s Juneteenth Celebration yesterday. She was honored by the opening of a…

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Reconstructing American Womanhood: War and Change in Women’s Lives

We sometimes mistakenly associate the Civil War and Reconstruction Eras with the “Ideals of Victorian Womanhood,” as though all women sought to nestle inside of…

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