Harriet Tubman, who will soon be the first African-American to grace a U.S. currency note, spent her whole adult life raising money either to rescue slaves or help them start life afresh on free soil.

(CNN) — A scout. A spy. A nurse. An advocate. These were just a few of the titles used to describe a renowned freedom fighter and former enslaved woman who spent her life fighting for others at a ...

WBAL, TV 11 NEWS. HARRIET TUBMAN’S HISTORY AS AN ABOLITIONIST IS WELL KNOWN. HER MILITARY PAST, THOUGH, HAS BEEN IN SOME WAYS LOST TO HISTORY. DURING THE CIVIL WAR, TUBMAN WAS A MEMBER OF THE UNION ...

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, ...

CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.

South Carolina native, medical historian and author Deirdre Cooper Owens kicked off the Medical University of South Carolina's annual Black history month lecture by touting Harriet Tubman's widely ...

Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank of general. In a ceremony at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State ...