Harriet Tubman led military raids during the Civil War as well as her better-known slave rescues
Harriet Tubman has long been known as a conductor on the Underground Railroad leading enslaved Black people to freedom. Less ...
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Black History Month: The history of Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman, was an abolitionist and slave who worked relentlessly to free enslaved African Americans. Tubman was born ...
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Livingston County historian highlights local ties to Underground Railroad
PONTIAC — Within its first decade of operation, the Underground Railroad was estimated to have helped about 100,000 enslaved ...
How some enslaved Black people stayed in Southern slaveholding states – and found freedom
Instead of using the secret routes along the Underground Railroad to find freedom in the North, thousands of enslaved Black ...
Opinion
EDITORIAL: Region has strong links to black history
Black History Month reminds us that it's an appropriate time to reflect on our nation's relentless struggles for freedom, especially those courageous people whose heroic efforts advanced the cause of ...
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WHITEHEAD: Black History Month 2025 — We Proclaim It
It happened in 1850, when Harriet Araminta Tubman, a year after her self-emancipation, chose to go back to Baltimore, Maryland, to help lead her niece and her niece’s two children to freedom. A gear ...
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OP-ED: We Don’t Need Permission to Celebrate Black History Month
It happened in 1850, when Harriet Araminta Tubman, a year after her self-emancipation, chose to go back to Baltimore, ...
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Things to do Feb. 14-20: Chicago Auto Show, Valentine’s Day events, Joffrey Ballet and more
Chicago Auto Show: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. through Sunday, Feb. 16, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, at McCormick Place, 2301 ...
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Black History Month 2025: We proclaim it
Exploring the gear-shifting moments in history that shaped the fight against racial oppression and the importance of celebrating Black History Month.