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," ...

When Harriet Tubman died on March 10, 1913 at age 91, the storied abolitionist left the world a legacy of freedom, fearlessness and fierce advocacy for Black people, women and all Americans. She was ...

In January, Willie Phillips of the Laguna Woods African American Heritage Club bought 104 tickets to the play “The Spirit of Harriet Tubman” and chartered two buses to take residents to the one-night ...

We all think we know the Harriet Tubman story. The “Moses of her people,” Tubman née Araminta “Minty” Ross was born enslaved on Maryland’s Eastern Shore around 1822. From a young age her enslavers ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with Bob the Drag Queen about his new book, "Harriet Tubman: Live in Concert," in which Tubman returns to life and wants to use hip-hop to spread her message. You can call ...

On Feb. 1, 2014, Google featured freedom fighter, activist, and abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a Doodle illustration on its homepage. But where was her gun? Although a singular image couldn’t capture ...

CAMBRIDGE The first presentation from the Community Legislative Campaign for the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 19 in room 101 ...

'Harriet' follows Harriet Tubman as she escapes slavery and goes on to lead the Underground Railroad. How accurate are the characters to real life? By Umber Bhatti Kasi Lemmons’ Harriet — the first ...

It’s the sort of story America loves telling about itself. A story promoting the idea of American exceptionalism. A daring midnight raid. A hero. Freedom prevailing over evil. ByChadd Scott, ...

Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad, ...