An escaped slave who became one of the best-known "conductors" on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman led over 300 slaves to freedom in the decade before the war. The Maryland native began ...

During the Civil War Harriet Tubman worked for the Union as a cook, a nurse, and even a spy. After the war she settled in Auburn, New York, where she would spend the rest of her long life.

#share#Her quasi-memoir Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman (told to Sarah Bradford and written in the third person) explains how things worked. While African Americans were suspicious — often ...

As the acclaimed slavery abolitionist Harriet Tubman, film and stage actor Cynthia Erivo is taking on the biggest role of her career. Born into slavery, Harriet Tubman escaped to become one of ...

Harriet Reisen is a former ... and historical documentary scripts for PBS and HBO, and radio commentary for *Morning Edition* and *Marketplace*. She has been interested in Louisa May Alcott since her ...