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Portrait of abolitionist Harriet Tubman

A century after Harriet Tubman died, scholars try to separate fact from fiction

Source: The Washington Post

Harriet Tubman has long been a legend in the fight to abolish slavery in the United States. Recently, scholars have begun to take a closer look at what we think we know about the woman behind the legend.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom, The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, Historic Figures, History, People on December 1, 2022 by .

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