While many enslaved people tried to escape when what's formally known as "chattel slavery" was legal in the United States, ...

The way Harriet Tubman planned her movements, gathered intel, and built networks was full-spectrum unconventional warfare.

Starting Thursday, admirers of Harriet Tubman and numismatists alike can buy coins commemorating the famed abolitionist and human rights activist issued by the U.S. Mint. The agency is offering a $5 ...

The legacy of American hero, abolitionist and Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman has finally and forever been commemorated on three U.S. coins."We really hope people enjoy the artwork that ...

Harriet Tubman, a Marylander known for freeing slaves, was also a veteran. Disguised as a farm hand or an old woman, she ...

DORCHESTER COUNTY, MD -- Weather played a significant role in the success of Harriet Tubman's missions to free enslaved people via the Underground Railroad. The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad ...

National Book Award winner Tiya Miles has delivered an innovative vision of Harriet Tubman’s life in her groundbreaking biography “Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People.” ...

With Juneteenth just behind us, theGrio is taking a look back at the figures that made the day possible. The video above explains the powerful life of Harriet Tubman and the following is a transcript ...

For decades, there have been few photographic images of Harriet Tubman depicting how the abolitionist and Civil War spy looked in her lifetime. Now there's one more. New York City auction house Swann ...

Last year, the city of Philadelphia found itself under fire when it announced plans to erect a Harriet Tubman monument designed by Wesley Wofford, a white male artist selected without an open call for ...

The page had been edited to remove material about the antislavery leader. Other government pages have been changed or deleted amid efforts to scrub references to diversity and inclusion. By Sara ...