Vineyard donates portion of wine sale profits to Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitors Center stardem.com/vineyard-dona…
TIL Harriet Tubman suffered a violent head injury as a child causing her to frequently slip into into sleep like states. These would produce vivid dreamlike hallucinations that Tubman interpreted as messages from god, to devote her life to freeing southern slaves through the Underground Railroad. folks.pillpack.com/brain-…
the Nullify Now! tour continues to boast large
crowds and an impressive array of speakers. On
Saturday, March 5, the tour made its way to
Cincinnati, Ohio, where over 300 guests gathered
at the Harriet Tubman Theater at the National
Underground Railroad Freedom Center. thenewamerican.com/index.…
This Day In Victorian History Harriet Tubman arrives in Auburn, New York, on her last mission to free slaves, having evaded capture for 8 years on the Underground Railroad (1860) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
On this day in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. She made more than dozen missions to rescue more than seventy enslaved people, including family and friends, using the anti-slavery network known as the "Underground Railroad".
A romantic comedy about the Underground Railroad starring Queen Latifah as Harriet Tubman
TIL Harriet Tubman, the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad, relied on celestial navigation to guide herself and others along their route. They used the Big Dipper (which resembled a drinking gourd) to find the North Star, and they followed that beacon to freedom. resources.billofrightsins…
@USATODAY: Ruggles was described as the "soul of the Underground Railroad" long before Harriet Tubman became Moses. He helped as many as 600 enslaved people escape to freedom. mobile.twitter.com/USATOD…
TIL Harriet Tubman suffered a violent head injury as a child causing her to frequently slip into into sleep like states. These would produce vivid dreamlike hallucinations that Tubman interpreted as messages from god, to devote her life to freeing southern slaves through the Underground Railroad. folks.pillpack.com/brain-…
So fortunate to live in a state with such rich history. Auburn has ties to Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad. Let's continue to amplify diverse voices and their history, for Black History Month and all year. wanderlust-onabudget.com/…
Harriet Tubman made 19 trips along the Underground Railroad to free over 300 enslaved people between 1850 to 1860. She once had a $40,000 ($1.2 million in 2020) bounty on her head. She carried a pistol on her for her protection from slave catchers and slaves who wanted to turn back.
TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to organizing the Underground Railroad, served with the U.S. Army as a scout, spy, nurse and soldier during the Civil War, leading a raid with the African-American 2nd South Carolina regiment that freed over 700 slaves. libertyletters.com/resour…
Underground Railroad: A Captivating Guide to the Routes, Places, and People that Helped Free African Americans During the Nineteenth Century and the Life of Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman amazon.com/Underground-Ra…
"The union cheated via underground railroad. Aka Harriet Tubman"
Second protest/Harriet Tubman patch I've made today. "I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger." -HT
r/ihatechildrensofuckingmuch starts an org helping women get abortions, calls it the "underground railroad" when their only similarity to Harriet Tubman is their weight reddit.com/r/childfree/co…
TIL Harriet Tubman never lost a slave in 19 trips on the Underground Railroad. One of her secrets for not getting caught was drugging kids with opium to keep them from crying. mentalfloss.com/article/3…
TIL that Harriet Tubman carried a gun with her on the Underground Railroad. If a runaway slave threatened to give up and go back to the plantation, she would point the gun at him and threaten to shoot him dead. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
Harriet Tubman in 1911. She was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and during the American Civil War, a Union spy. Born into slavery; escaped and subsequently made about thirteen missions to rescue others through the Underground Railroad organization. [1493 x 2000]
Today in "Women in History," brings us the first women to run an Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was also the first woman to lead an armed expedition, and was active in the Women's suffrage movement. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
TIL of Disney America, a theme park in the mold of Disney World except it revolved around different eras in American History. There was supposed to be a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Roller Coaster, where you where chased by Southern Slavers and Dogs. The project was announced in 1993. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dis…
They say Harriet Tubman escorted 300 slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad...
If you do the math, that's only 180 people.
A new Harriet Tubman movie also stars the places where the Underground Railroad leader made history washingtonpost.com/histor…
TIL Harriet Tubman, in addition to her fame for her work with the Underground Railroad, famously served during the Civil War, including leading the Combahee Ferry Raid. history.com/news/harriet-…
Best detailed close up of high resolution 150 year old portrait from Library of Congress, of Underground Railroad Conductor, Nurse, Spy, Harriet Tubman
Trump wants to keep Andrew "Trail of Tears" Jackson on the US $20 dollar bill -- and keep Harriet "Underground Railroad" Tubman off. Screw you, bigot president. theroot.com/maze-will-sto…
TIL Harriet Tubman used Opium to keep small children subdued and quiet while smuggling them on the Underground Railroad nndb.com/people/847/00003…
Harriet Tubman, an Unsung Naturalist, Used Owl Calls as a Signal on the Underground Railroad audubon.org/news/harriet-…
Photo of Harriet Tubman leading the Underground railroads (colorized)
TIL In addition to smuggling escaped slaves through the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman during the Civil War was the first woman to lead an armed assault. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Har…
”Follow the Drinkin' Gourd" Harriet Tubman and the Songs of the Underground Railroad used stars to find freedom - "The night sky is part of our human heritage and a historical natural landmark like the Grand Canyon, Niagara Falls and Old Faithful." courant.com/opinion/op-ed…
Actual photo of Harriet Tubman in the underground railroads
