ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The oldest-living relative of Harriet Tubman, 96-year-old Pauline Copes Johnson from Auburn, says she never thought she would be alive to see this happen, but she’s happy she is.

This year marks 200 years since the birth of abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman. Celebrating her life and legacy through song, the Skaneateles Festival hosted “Following ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black artist Alvin Pettit's winning sculpture of Harriet Tubman (above), titled "A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom Fighter," ...

Harriet Tubman has been known by her many names and roles—Araminta Ross (her birth name), Moses (a nickname), conductor, daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt. All encompass the intersecting identities ...

Philadelphia unveiled a temporary statue of Harriet Tubman on the North Apron of City Hall in January 2022. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Just in time for her 200th birthday, Harriet Tubman has arrived in ...

Months before embarking on a journey to eventually become the most renowned “conductor” of the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman sought divine intervention. It was the winter of 1848-49, historian ...

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EXPLAINS. L LISA: HARRIET TUBMAN WAS NEDAM A RMINTA ROSS AT BIRTH. THERE WAS NO EVIDENCE OF HER ENTRANCE INTO THE WORLD AND HER ENSLAVERS BIBLE. NO MENTION OF HER BIRTH IN HIS LETTERS. AND THERE WAS ...