Courageous work on the Underground Railroad and activism afterward made Tubman one of America’s best-known historic figures. Here’s how to mark her 200th birthday.
Before she became the historic hero known as Harriet Tubman, Araminta Ross was born in early 1822 near Cambridge on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Some 200 years later, she is celebrated as a global icon of freedom.
Numerous organizations, attractions and agencies in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic are planning commemorative events tied to Tubman for Black History Month and her birthday.