When Harriet Tubman Helped Lead a Civil War Raid That Freed 750 People
The Civil War was raging and the vessels were filled with Union troops, many of them from the 2nd South Carolina Colored Infantry, on a mission to strike Confederate plantations. There to guide them ...
The last Pearl Harbor survivor from Fresno has died. ‘He exemplified that generation’
William Henry Pratt was 19 and served on the USS Nevada during the 1941 attack. His brother Basil Pratt was also on the ship ...
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SV students learn Black history from CMU historian
Seneca Valley Intermediate High School students received a unique lesson on Black history from a Carnegie Mellon University ...
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18 Amazing National Parks in Maryland
There are 18 National Parks in Maryland as well as an additional 10 affiliated sites that partner with the National Park ...
Barbara Pope Was a Civil Rights Activist Who Refused to Give Up Her Seat on a Segregated Train
Content warning: This piece includes an account of an apparent suicide.
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman was barely 5 feet tall and didn’t have a ... Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the ...
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THE BLOCKADE-RUNNERS.; Destruction of the Harriet Lane at Havana The Colonel Lamb A New Pirate Probably Reported Capture of the Denbigh.
the famous steamer Harriet Lane, then called the Lavinia ... the navy, and the men-of-war in port, were brought to bear upon the vessel, producing however little effect. She was finally towed ...
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History Close at Hand: East Setauket schooner ‘Wanderer’ — from yacht to slave ship
It has many facets, including stories of our enslaved people and our community’s part in the slave trade. One story begins here in East Setauket, along Shore Road, overlooking Setauket Harbor. Joseph ...
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known ... most notably her likeness appearing on a US$20 bill in 2030.
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Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Though Tubman is most famous for her successes along the Underground Railroad, her activities as a Civil War spy are less well ... on a US$20 bill in 2030. The Harriet Tubman $20 bill will replace ...