Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Black artist Alvin Pettit's winning sculpture of Harriet Tubman (above), titled "A Higher Power: The Call of a Freedom Fighter," ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. American abolitionist Harriet Tubman, standing with her hands resting on the back of an upholstered chair and facing the camera ...

As state public officials across the U.S. have tried to prohibit teaching about Black history, one woman in Indiana is fighting to keep Harriet Tubman’s legacy alive. Born and raised in Indiana, ...

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 ...

Few figures in American history have the legacy of Harriet Tubman. Her life has come to represent courage, faith, and an unwavering commitment to freedom. Born into slavery in the early nineteenth ...

Michele Jones Galvin, the great, great, great grandniece of Harriet Tubman, co-authored a book called "Beyond the Underground. Aunt Harriet, Moses of her People." For many, Harriet Tubman is a name ...

Rita Daniels on TODAY on Feb. 7. Rita Daniels didn't always know she was the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman. In fact, a 9-year-old Daniels had no idea they were related when her ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — This month, we’re celebrating Harriet Tubman’s historic legacy as part of Black History Month. Her courageous escape from slavery and her versatile service in the Union Army during the ...

The Harriet Tubman Museum in Maryland, which relies solely on donations, is seeking community support following a recent ...

Seven years ago, before she rocked the BET Awards and became a Covergirl, Janelle Monáe released “Many Moons,” a psychedelic song and short film that took Harriet Tubman’s legacy and turned it into an ...

Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad, ...