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“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…
CBS Sunday Morning Visits the Slavery and Reconstruction Sites of Harriet Tubman
CBS Sunday Morning has a nice travel piece visiting the sites of Harriet Tubman’s life in slavery in Maryland and freedom in Auburn, N.Y. CBS…
BuzzFeed Looks at the Controversies Around the New Movie “Harriet”
BuzzFeed has an interesting discussion of some of the controversies surround the new film “Harriet” about Harriet Tubman. There has been a Twitter war against…
“Harriet” Opens to Very Good Audience Reception & Good Ticket Sales
Box Office for the new Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet” has exceeded expectations. The film opened Friday in 2,059 theaters nationwide and grossed $12 million over…
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…
Reviews of “Harriet” Movie from L.A. Times, Rolling Stone, & NPR
I have posted some reviews of the new Civil War/Reconstruction film “Harriet,” about the life of Harriet Tubman. Here are excerpts for several more from…
New Yorker Says that New Harriet Tubman Film Is a “Stunning Achievement”
The New Yorker gave the new Civil War/Reconstruction Era film “Harriet” an enthusiastic review. In fact, it calls the Harriet Tubman biopic a “stunning achievement.”…
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…
Photo Tour of Harriet Tubman National Historical Park Auburn NY-Tubman’s Home
Two years ago, my spouse Michele and I visited a number of sites in the Finger Lakes region of New York connected with Abolition, the…
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