Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad
Why Harriet Tubman Was Chosen for the $20 Bill
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“AN OPEN LETTER FROM SECRETARY LEW:” by @USTreasury
In celebration of the March 2017 grand opening of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor’s Center, we join the National Park Service in presenting a panel discussion examining the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman and the ongoing preservation of her Maryland birthplace.
As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, abolitionist, suffragist, Civil War nurse, spy, commander, and freedom agent, Tubman’s contribution to the causes of universal freedom and equality rank her among the nation’s most significant agents of change.
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