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Fugitive slaves fleeing from Eastern Maryland to an Underground Railroad depot in Delaware Ca. 1863.

Harriet Tubman: American Hero

Source: U.S. News & World Report

In March of 2017, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center opened in Maryland. Read this article to learn more about the center, along with several other reasons Tubman has received fresh attention recently.

This entry was posted in The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Historic Figures, History on November 1, 2017 by Chandler Gifford.

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