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‘Stories that need to be told’: Efforts to preserve Black history continue in MD
Maryland advocates and organizations persist in preserving Black history through grants, legislation and conservation despite federal setbacks.
Keep Thurgood Marshall, Tubman Navy ship names
The Editorial Advisory Board urges the Navy to not rename ships honoring Harriet Tubman and Thurgood Marshall.
Maryland lawmaker presses for a Harriet Tubman $20 bill
The fight to put Harriet Tubman on the face of the $20 bill by 2020 has been revived with the introduction of bipartisan legislation in the House co-sponsored by Rep. […]
Statues of Tubman, Douglass proposed for State House
Maryland's historic State House could be the home to statues of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass under a proposal made by the leaders of the General Assembly.
Activist wants Harriet Tubman statue at Md. State House
ANNAPOLIS— A student activist is calling for a statue of Harriet Tubman to be added to the grounds of the Maryland State House. The Washington Post reports that University of […]
N.Y. official: Get Tubman’s home right
(AP) As the U.S. Senate prepares to vote on a measure to create national parks honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman on Maryland‘s Eastern Shore and in upstate New York, one public […]
Senate OKs bill honoring Harriet Tubman
The U.S. Senate has approved a bill creating two national historical parks, one in Maryland, the other in New York, to honor Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery to become a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, rescuing escaped slaves during the Civil War era.
Salazar visits Maryland to mark Tubman monument
CAMBRIDGE — Interior Secretary Ken Salazar visited Maryland‘s Eastern Shore to mark the designation of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument. Salazar spoke Wednesday at the Blackwater National Wildlife […]
Underground Railroad in Md. one of five new national monuments
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has designated five new national monuments, using executive authority to protect historic or ecologically significant sites. Vice President Joe Biden and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar […]
Cardin again seeking Tubman national parks
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin is calling again for the establishment of national parks honoring abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Cardin says he will join with officials from the NAACP, the National […]
D.C. wax museum adds Harriet Tubman to collection
WASHINGTON — Descendants of famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman have unveiled a wax statue of the woman who led hundreds of slaves to freedom at The President’s Gallery by Madame Tussauds […]
Harriet Tubman National Park sought on Eastern Shore
WASHINGTON — Sen. Ben Cardin is making another push to create national parks in Maryland and New York dedicated to Harriet Tubman. The Maryland Democrat says he will speak on […]
