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The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is a museum in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio, based on the history of the Underground Railroad. Opened in 2004, the center also pays tribute to all efforts to "abolish human enslavement and secure freedom for all people".
Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316144926. Humez, Jean (2003). Harriet Tubman: The Life and Life Stories. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 9780299191207. Larson, Kate Clifford (2004). Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. New York: Ballantine Books.
Harriet Tubman, c. 1868–1869, who was a significant figure in the history of the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park in Cambridge recognizes her efforts to free enslaved people. President Street Station — Baltimore [27] Harriet Tubman's birthplace — Dorchester County [39] [40]
The memorial is a 10-foot tall bronze sculpture by artist Fern Cunningham and depicts Tubman leading a small group of people. She holds a Bible under her right arm. [ 1 ] The figures are backed by a vertical slab, on the reverse of which is a diagram of the route Tubman took when accompanying passengers on the Underground Railroad , and several ...
Harriet Tubman Museum: Cape May: New Jersey: 2020 [74] Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center: Church Creek: Maryland: 2017 [75] Harvey B. Gantt Center: Charlotte: North Carolina: 1974 [76] Henderson Institute Historical Museum: Henderson: North Carolina: 1986 [77] Hotel Metropolitan Museum: Paducah: Kentucky [78] Houston Museum of ...
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 [1] – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. [2] [3] After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, [4] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
The Harriet Tubman Museum is located at 632 Lafayette Street in the city of Cape May, New Jersey. It features the life and work of American abolitionist and social activist Harriet Tubman in the state. [1] It is in the Howell House, which used to be the Macedonia Baptist Church Parsonage, a contributing property of the Cape May Historic District.
The Burkle Estate is a historic home at 826 North Second Street in Memphis, Tennessee.It is also known as the Slavehaven.Although disputed by some historians, the Burkle Estate is claimed to have been part of the Underground Railroad- a secret network of way stations to help slaves escape to freedom in the northern states.