Stephen Towns, "Wade in the Water" (2020), natural and synthetic fabric, polyester and cotton thread, crystal glass beads (photo courtesy the Gibbes Museum of Art; all other photos Megan ...

A plan by the U.S. government to honor one of the most prominent figures in Black history appears to be dead. Years after it was announced that a leading figure in the fight against slavery would be ...

Few figures in American history have the legacy of Harriet Tubman. Her life has come to represent courage, faith, and an unwavering commitment to freedom. Born into slavery in the early nineteenth ...

The Trump administration abandons the Harriet Tubman $20 bill redesign, signaling a retreat from honest historical ...

Learn about the ACE Basin's transformation and Harriet Tubman's heroic role in the historic Combahee Ferry Raid.

Most Americans know Harriet Tubman as the fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad—but few know she led the largest liberation of enslaved people in U.S. military history. A new exhibition at ...

Considering she will soon adorn America’s $20 bill, Harriet Tubman hardly lacks in national significance. But even the nation’s most celebrated historic figures can remain elusive and unknown. A new ...

Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland around 1822 and escaped to freedom in 1849. Rather than remaining safely in the North, she repeatedly returned to the South, guiding dozens of enslaved people ...

As an economist, I have spent much of my life thinking about what money does. It measures value. It facilitates exchange. It ...

Rita Daniels learned at 9 that she is the great-great-great-grandniece of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who led countless enslaved Africans to freedom through the Underground Railroad. It was a ...

At least one thief broke into the Harriet Tubman Museum overnight in Cambridge and damaged the building and stole a donation ...

On this episode of Start Making Sense, Steve Phillips critiques Democratic campaign strategy, and Tiya Miles talks about her new book, Night Flyer. Jon Wiener Here's where to find podcasts from The ...