Around 1844 she married a free black named John Tubman and took his last name. (She was born Araminta Ross; she later changed her first name to Harriet, after her mother.) In 1849, in fear that ...

Explore Harriet Tubman's legacy as a freedom fighter. Discover her role in the Underground Railroad and beyond.

Harriet Tubman has been known by her many names and roles—Araminta Ross (her birth name), Moses (a nickname), conductor ... National Museum of African American History and Culture Albumen print of ...

Manokey remembers first hearing Harriet Tubman’s name when she was 5. Knowing that Tubman was in her, she says, made her fight harder for what she believed in. The daughter of two cannery workers, ...

“Harriet Tubman is like a stage name for me,” she said. “That’s not who she was to herself or to her family here. In Auburn, she was Mrs. Davis. The public has no clue about who she really ...