Quest For Freedom Pt 1 Harriet Tubman Every Jan. 29, the United States celebrates the birth of Harriet Tubman, the African-American abolitionist born into slavery who helped guide hundreds of slaves out of the Southto freedom in the North. Born in 1820 as Araminta Harriet Ross, she escaped slavery in 1849 and becamea guide along the Underground Railroad, reportedly making 19 rescue missions.After serving as...
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Harriet Tubman On the $20 Bill Is Chump Change
North Wind Picture Archives/AP American abolitionist Harriet Tubman (1820 - 1913) escaped slavery and went on to lead the Underground Railroad. Sierra Mannie is a writer based in Mississippi. When I read that an appeal for Harriet Tubmans image to grace the front of the U.S. $20 bill would soon land on the Secretary of the Treasurys desk, I was, to say the least, underwhelmed.Earlier this year the group...
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