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A Woman Called Moses is a 1978 American television miniseries based on the novel of the same name by Marcy Heidish, about the life of Harriet Tubman, the escaped African American slave who led dozens of other African Americans from enslavement in the Southern United States to freedom in the Northern states and Canada.
Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons, who also wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard.It stars Cynthia Erivo as abolitionist Harriet Tubman, with Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn, and Janelle Monáe in supporting roles.
Ben, a rebellious young African American, mysteriously becomes trapped in the past with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. He experiences life with Tubman as a slave on a Maryland plantation. When the master of the plantation dies, Ben and Harriet use the Underground Railroad to gain their freedom and escape Pennsylvania. Ben discovers purpose and ...
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Two documentaries from acclaimed filmmakers Stanley Nelson and Nicole London are coming to PBS this October, and theGrio has a The post Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass highlighted in new PBS ...
A new tribute to Harriet Tubman opens this weekend in Howard County. What once was a school for Black people is now a museum. Historic high school reformed for Harriet Tubman, Black history [Video]
Harriet: 2019: Based on the true story of Harriet Tubman, who escaped from slavery then worked to free hundreds more. The Horse Soldiers: 1959: Follows a fictionalized Union cavalry raid in which a plantation mistress and slave are taken captive to maintain secrecy. A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion: 1982
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.