After Pennsylvania passed the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery on March 1, 1780, Philadelphia’s Black population grew rapidly. By 1790 there were about 2,000 free Black residents in the city.

History lives everywhere across Central Georgia, waiting for curious minds to discover it. Museums, galleries, and cultural landmarks dot the region, welcoming visitors without charging admission fees ...

CAMBRIDGE, Md. — Nearly a year after flooding forced it to close, the Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge is preparing to reopen with a transformed, more immersive experience for ...

Harriet Tubman, the enslaved woman-turned-renowned abolitionist, had a number of ties to South Carolina and a legacy that goes on in the Palmetto State. Here are but a few, including several ...

Today, we honor the indomitable life and legacy of Harriet Tubman, the fearless freedom fighter, whose courage and sacrifice liberated scores of men and women from the chains of bondage and left an ...

Pauline Copes Johnson, one of Harriet Tubman’s descendants and champions, has died at age 98. The Harriet Tubman A.M.E. Zion Church in Auburn, NY, where Copes Johnson was an active member, announced ...

Students at Auburn’s Herman Avenue Elementary School listened in rapt attention one day in 1997 as Pauline Copes Johnson introduced them to the heroic life of her great aunt, Harriet Tubman. It was ...

Auburn, N.Y. — The great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman has died this week in Auburn, church officials said. Pauline Copes Johnson was 98 years old when she died, the Harriet Tubman Memorial ...

A portrait of Harriet Tubman (ca. 1820-1913). Tubman, herself an escaped slave, helped hundreds of slaves escape the South by means of the Underground Railroad. She nursed Union troops during the ...

The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park is the “must go” trip to add to your travel agenda. The Tubman site originally opened in March 2017, in Church Creek, Md. through a ...

A new historical marker honoring Harriet Tubman was unveiled in Maryland on September 17, 2025. The updated sign corrects inaccuracies about Tubman's birthplace and the number of people she freed.

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 ...