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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…
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…
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…
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…
Cynthia Erivo’s Performance of “Stand Up” from the Movie “Harriet” Electrified the Oscars
Cynthia Erivo’s performance of the theme song from her movie Harriet about the life of Harriet Tubman was one of the highlights of last week’s…
“Who’s Afraid of Harriet Tubman?”-Not Ms. Magazine
When the film “Harriet” was about to be released, a social media call for a boycott of the film was widely circulated. While the film…
Both “Harriet” & “Little Women” Getting on a Lot of “Best Movie ” Lists
“Harriet” and “Little Women are making it onto many “Best Film” lists as we enter the final month of the year. The New Yorker’s list…
This May Be Your Last Chance to See “Harriet” in Theaters
Most “small” films get a four week national theatrical release. The new film “Harriet” on Harriet Tubman is now in its fifth week of release,…
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…
“Dear Harriet…Your Friend Frederick Douglass” A Letter to Harriet Tubman 1868
In 1868, friends of Harriet Tubman raised money to aid the former slave in keeping her home in Auburn, N.Y. Frederick Douglass, who lived in…
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