Tubman led more than a dozen escape groups to the North by 1860, and historians estimate more than 70 enslaved people found freedom following Tubman along the Underground Railroad. Terrified of seeing her family separated by slave auctions after their master died, Tubman fled to Pennsylvania in 1849 but returned the next year on her first rescue trip to liberate her niece. It’s long overdue, some say, especially because there are many people who are unfamiliar with Tubman’s story.īorn in the early 1820s on the Eastern Shore, Tubman spent her youth as a house servant, enslaved along with her parents and eight siblings on a plantation in Dorchester County.
Historians in Maryland are thrilled to see one of the state’s - and the nation’s - most important figures celebrated for her death-defying efforts to lead slaves to freedom. “We need to support that as an institution and fill in those gaps.” “You see these young students of diverse backgrounds getting involved in social justice movements having discussions around racial equality in the classroom and homes,” Compton said. The Banneker-Douglass Museum, has seen an uptick in public engagement in person and online, which Compton credits to Hogan’s March proclamation that 2022 is “The Year Of Harriet Tubman.” has for decades erased the history of marginalized communities via inaccurate or inadequate education, but advocates’ efforts to preserve their past have persisted.įor years, historically Black colleges and universities, civil rights activists and African American museums have promoted their stories and contributions to American history, Compton said, “and with each new generation we’re building on that momentum.” adults reported learning a “full and accurate account of the role of African Americans in the United States,” in school, compared with 66% who said their teachings “fell short” when it came to African American studies. “It’s just as integral as math and science, and we’re really not there yet.”Īccording to a national poll conducted by Quinnipiac University in February, 27% of U.S. “When it comes to the education curriculum, African American history is still marginalized,” said Chanel Compton, executive director of the Banneker-Douglass Museum in Annapolis. Larry Hogan’s decision to dedicate 2022 to the renowned Underground Railroad abductor, which many scholars say is an opportunity to inspire young people. She lived there herself until her death in 1913.CAMBRIDGE - Maryland is revisiting the history of Harriet Tubman following Republican Gov. She founded a home for sick, poor, and homeless blacks. She did anything she could to help the Union cause. Each trip, she guided other slaves along the Underground Railroad.ĭuring the Civil War, Harriet Tubman worked as a spy, a cook, and a nurse. A year later she made the first of many trips back to Maryland. With the help from this system, Harriet made it to Philadelphia. They were part of a movement called the Underground Railroad. She had heard of safe houses where runaway slaves would be fed and sheltered. She traveled by night through swamps and streams so dogs could not track her scent. She began to plan an escape to the North to freedom, but John would have no part of it.
For the rest of her life, she had a rough scar on her forehead and suffered from seizures. Enraged, the overseer picked up a heavy metal weight and threw it at the runaway. When she was fifteen, she blocked a doorway to prevent an overseer from catching a fleeing slave. At an early age she showed a rebellious spirit and dreamed of freedom. She was one of eleven children of Harriet and Benjamin Ross. In the years before the Civil War, Harriet Tubman led more than 300 slaves including her parents to freedom along the Underground Railroad.
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