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Nation Jan 02

Creating a monument to Harriet Tubman ‘rooted in community’ in Newark, NJ

By Michael Hill

Arts Nov 01

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Why a new film about Harriet Tubman focuses on freedom

The Underground Railroad’s most famous conductor, Harriet Tubman, is featured in a new film -- the first to share her story on the big screen. Director Kasi Lemmons and actress Cynthia Erivo, who stars as the title character in “Harriet,”…

By Amna Nawaz

Arts Mar 15

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Dawoud Bey on photography as a ‘transformative experience’

For decades, Dawoud Bey has been considered one of the country’s foremost street photographers, known for capturing the everyday lives of black Americans with a deep intimacy. Recently, Bey has shifted his focus to the historical, with an exploration of…

By Jeffrey Brown, Jaywon Choe

Nation Dec 09

I dig through archives to unearth hidden stories from African-American history

The Slave Societies Digital Archive has documented the lives of approximately 6 million free and enslaved Africans, their descendants, and the indigenous, European and Asian people with whom they interacted.

By Jane Landers, The Conversation

Nation Mar 05

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New national park celebrates Harriet Tubman’s legacy

After Harriet Tubman, famed conductor of the Underground Railroad, rescued dozens of people from slavery and served in the Civil War, she settled down in the small city of Auburn in upstate New York and continued a life of service.

By Megan Thompson, Mori Rothman, Michael D. Regan

Mar 05

At new national park, a window into Harriet Tubman’s life after the Underground Railroad

By Michael D. Regan

Following her missions on the Underground Railroad and service with the Union Army, Harriet Tubman began a new phase of her life in the central New York city of Auburn.

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Oct 21

Delaware pardons man who helped slaves escape on the Underground Railroad

By Gretchen Frazee

Delaware’s governor on Monday posthumously pardoned a man convicted of helping slaves escape along a portion of the Underground Railroad.

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Jun 16

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North Koreans Risk Lives to Escape Via Underground Railroad

As famine grips North Korea, some are choosing to make a difficult journey to Thailand through a modern-day underground railroad. John Sparks of Independent Television News reports.

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