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Archaeologists Locate Site of Harriet Tubman’s Family Home

by Valentina Di Liscia April 21, 2021April 21, 2021

A small coin dated 1808 led archaeologists to identify the area as the former site of the plantation where Tubman lived before escaping enslavement in 1849.

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Harriet Flips the Script on Depictions of Enslavement

by Beandrea July October 30, 2019October 30, 2019

Instead of that soul-crushing feeling I often experience after seeing a “Black struggle film,” Harriet sent me out of the theater feeling empowered.

Posted inIn Brief

A Rediscovered Portrait of Harriet Tubman Is Unveiled

by Zachary Small March 22, 2019

The National Museum of African American History and Culture will display a new portrait of the legendary abolitionist that “adds significantly to what we know about this fierce abolitionist.”

Posted inArt

Designer Releases 3D-Printed Stamp to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill [UPDATED]

by Jasmine Weber March 1, 2019May 28, 2019

After the Trump administration balked on plans to put the abolitionist on the $20 bill, Dano Wall took matters into his own hands.

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Crowdfunding Campaign Aims to Bring Rare Photo of Harriet Tubman Home

by Claire Voon March 7, 2017March 7, 2017

A previously unrecorded photograph of the trailblazing abolitionist is going to auction later this month, and the Harriet Tubman Home historic site hopes to be the top bidder.

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A Newly Discovered Photograph of Harriet Tubman Heads to Auction

by Claire Voon February 15, 2017February 15, 2017

A new photograph of Harriet Tubman adds to the visual record of this renowned African American.

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Harriet Tubman Bumps Slave-Owning Andrew Jackson Off Front of $20 Bill

by Allison Meier April 20, 2016May 23, 2019

The president who signed the Indian Removal Act, which pushed thousands of indigenous people off their land through events like the Trail of Tears, and owned over 100 slaves, will finally get his own removal from his central place on the American $20 bill.

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