Harriet’s Legacies
Harriet’s Legacies

Author: Ronald Cummings

Publisher: McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP

Published: 2022-05-15

Total Pages: 402

ISBN-13: 0228012201

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Historic freedom fighter and conductor of the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman risked her life to ferry enslaved people from America to freedom in Canada. Her legacy instigates and orients this exploration of the history of Black lives and the future of collective struggle in Canada. Harriet’s Legacies recuperates the significance of Tubman’s time in Canada as more than just an interlude in her American narrative: it is a new point from which to think about Black diasporic mobilities, possibilities, and histories. Through essays and creative works this collection articulates new territory for Tubman in relation to the Black Atlantic archive, connecting her legacies of survival, freedom, and cultural expression within a transnational framework. Contributors take up the question of legacy in ways that remap discourses of genealogy and belonging, positioning Tubman as an important part of today’s freedom struggles. Integrating scholarship with creative and curatorial practices, the volume expands conversations about culture and expression in African Canadian life across art, literature, performance, politics, and public pedagogy. Considering questions of culture, community, and futures, Harriet’s Legacies explores what happened in the wake of Tubman’s legacy and situates Canada as a key part of that dialogue.

Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman

Author: Milton C. Sernett

Publisher: Duke University Press

Published: 2007-11-05

Total Pages: 431

ISBN-13: 0822390272

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Harriet Tubman is one of America’s most beloved historical figures, revered alongside luminaries including Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Tubman’s life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual “historical” Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman’s achievements but rather to explore the interplay of history and myth in our national consciousness. Analyzing how the Tubman icon has changed over time, Sernett shows that the various constructions of the “Black Moses” reveal as much about their creators as they do about Tubman herself. Three biographies of Harriet Tubman were published within months of each other in 2003–04; they were the first book-length studies of the “Queen of the Underground Railroad” to appear in almost sixty years. Sernett examines the accuracy and reception of these three books as well as two earlier biographies first published in 1869 and 1943. He finds that the three recent studies come closer to capturing the “real” Tubman than did the earlier two. Arguing that the mythical Tubman is most clearly enshrined in stories told to and written for children, Sernett scrutinizes visual and textual representations of “Aunt Harriet” in children’s literature. He looks at how Tubman has been portrayed in film, painting, music, and theater; in her Maryland birthplace; in Auburn, New York, where she lived out her final years; and in the naming of schools, streets, and other public venues. He also investigates how the legendary Tubman was embraced and represented by different groups during her lifetime and at her death in 1913. Ultimately, Sernett contends that Harriet Tubman may be America’s most malleable and resilient icon.

She Came to Slay
She Came to Slay

Author: Erica Armstrong Dunbar

Publisher: 37 Ink

Published: 2019-11-05

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1982139595

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In the bestselling tradition of The Notorious RBG comes a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history—Harriet Tubman—a heroine whose fearlessness and activism still resonates today. Harriet Tubman is best known as one of the most famous conductors on the Underground Railroad. As a leading abolitionist, her bravery and selflessness has inspired generations in the continuing struggle for civil rights. Now, National Book Award nominee Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents a fresh take on this American icon blending traditional biography, illustrations, photos, and engaging sidebars that illuminate the life of Tubman as never before. Not only did Tubman help liberate hundreds of slaves, she was the first woman to lead an armed expedition during the Civil War, worked as a spy for the Union Army, was a fierce suffragist, and was an advocate for the aged. She Came to Slay reveals the many complexities and varied accomplishments of one of our nation’s true heroes and offers an accessible and modern interpretation of Tubman’s life that is both informative and engaging. Filled with rare outtakes of commentary, an expansive timeline of Tubman’s life, photos (both new and those in public domain), commissioned illustrations, and sections including “Harriet By the Numbers” (number of times she went back down south, approximately how many people she rescued, the bounty on her head) and “Harriet’s Homies” (those who supported her over the years), She Came to Slay is a stunning and powerful mix of pop culture and scholarship and proves that Harriet Tubman is well deserving of her permanent place in our nation’s history.

Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman
Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman

Author: Sarah Hopkins Bradford

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Published: 1869

Total Pages: 152

ISBN-13:

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Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman: By SARAH H. BRADFORD. [Special Illustrated Edition]

The Legacies of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth
The Legacies of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth

Author: History Compacted

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2021-02-14

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13:

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Embark On a Unique Journey through History, Discover the Legacies and Explore Great Achievements of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth History teaches us how to avoid past mistakes; that's why understanding the past will forge a better future... Though most everyone is familiar with Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth's names, too few really know about their role in history. This Black History Month Special Bundle aims to change that by delivering you entire lives of Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth to your hands - from the very beginning, through all triumphs and hardships, all the way to end. Immerse yourself and discover the excellent examination of the lives of the two most important personas that shaped African-American history. Ms. Tubman scarcely survived her childhood and slavery. Although she fought for and earned her freedom, she wasn't content to be free while others remained in shackles. In wartime, she rallied for women's rights; in times of peace, for brothers and sisters still deprived of their liberty... Isabella Baumfree, who later called herself Sojourner Truth as part of her divine mission, took every hardship she faced and turned it into self-improvement. She met every ounce of racism, hate, and scorn, and transformed it into compassion. She freed herself from slavery and spent the rest of her life traveling the country, fighting to make sure that no one else would suffer the same indignities and ever again... Both heroines now live in the immortal pantheon of American heroes, and with their actions, they inspire upcoming generations to stand up in the face of prejudice and tyranny. Explore the travels, times, and tribulations of two African-American heroines. Let them inspire you to find your very own voice-loud and clear, dynamic, and true-despite the forces of evil...the same way they did. Scroll up, click on "Buy Now with 1-Click", and Get Your Copy Now!

The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave
The Willie Lynch Letter and the Making of a Slave

Author: Willie Lynch

Publisher: Ravenio Books

Published:

Total Pages: 15

ISBN-13:

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Willie Lynch, a British slave owner from the West Indies, stepped onto the shores of colonial Virginia in 1712, bearing secrets that would shape the fate of generations to come. Within this manuscript, allegedly transcribed from Lynch’s speech to American slaveholders on the banks of the James River, lies a blueprint for subjugation. Lynch’s genius lay not in brute force but in psychological warfare. He understood that to break a people, one must first break their spirit. His methods—pitiless and cunning—sowed seeds of distrust, pitting slave against slave, exploiting vulnerabilities, and perpetuating a cycle of suffering. This document sheds light on the brutal realities of slavery and the ways in which its legacy continues to shape contemporary society

Bound for the Promised Land
Bound for the Promised Land

Author: Kate Clifford Larson

Publisher: One World

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 0307514765

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The essential, “richly researched”* biography of Harriet Tubman, revealing a complex woman who “led a remarkable life, one that her race, her sex, and her origins make all the more extraordinary” (*The New York Times Book Review). Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American history—a fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. Now, in this magnificent biography, historian Kate Clifford Larson gives us a powerful, intimate, meticulously detailed portrait of Tubman and her times. Drawing from a trove of new documents and sources as well as extensive genealogical data, Larson presents Harriet Tubman as a complete human being—brilliant, shrewd, deeply religious, and passionate in her pursuit of freedom. A true American hero, Tubman was also a woman who loved, suffered, and sacrificed. Praise for Bound for the Promised Land “[Bound for the Promised Land] appropriately reads like fiction, for Tubman’s exploits required such intelligence, physical stamina and pure fearlessness that only a very few would have even contemplated the feats that she actually undertook. . . . Larson captures Tubman’s determination and seeming imperviousness to pain and suffering, coupled with an extraordinary selflessness and caring for others.”—The Seattle Times “Essential for those interested in Tubman and her causes . . . Larson does an especially thorough job of . . . uncovering relevant documents, some of them long hidden by history and neglect.”—The Plain Dealer “Larson has captured Harriet Tubman’s clandestine nature . . . reading Ms. Larson made me wonder if Tubman is not, in fact, the greatest spy this country has ever produced.”—The New York Sun

Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman
Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman

Author: Therese Taylor-Stinson

Publisher: Broadleaf Books

Published: 2023-02-14

Total Pages: 119

ISBN-13: 1506478344

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Harriet Tubman, freedom fighter and leader in the Underground Railroad, is one of the most significant figures in U.S. history. Her courage and determination in bringing enslaved people to freedom have established her as an icon of the abolitionist movement. But behind the history of the heroine called "Moses" was a woman of deep faith. In Walking the Way of Harriet Tubman, Therese Taylor-Stinson introduces Harriet, a woman born into slavery whose unwavering faith and practices in spirituality and contemplation carried her through insufferable abuse and hardship to become a leader for her people. Her profound internal liberation came from deep roots in mysticism, Christianity, nature spirituality, and African Indigenous beliefs that empowered her own escape from enslavement--giving her the strength and purpose to lead others on the road to freedom. Harriet's lived spirituality illuminates a profound path forward for those of us longing for internal freedom, as well as justice and equity in our communities. As people of color, we must cultivate our full selves for our own liberation and the liberation of our communities. As the luminous significance of Harriet Tubman's spiritual life is revealed, so too is the path to our own spiritual truth, advocacy, and racial justice as we follow in her footsteps.

Before She Was Harriet
Before She Was Harriet

Author: Lesa Cline-Ransome

Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group

Published: 2019-08-01

Total Pages: 32

ISBN-13: 1430144122

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A biography of Harriet Tubman written in verse, in which poem and watercolor come together to honor a woman of humble origins whose courage and compassion make her larger than life.