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Twenty-eight fugitives escaping from the Eastern Shore of Maryland
A wood engraving of fugitive slaves in Maryland from William Still's The Underground Railroad: a record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., page 102.
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Unwavering Courage in the Pursuit of Freedom (Wilimington, DE)
A multi-figure sculpture of Harriet Tubman and Thomas Garrett leading two fugitive enslaved persons, a semi-nude man, and completely clothed woman, to freedom along the Underground Railroad in Wilmington, Delaware. Tubman carries a baby in her arms…
Step on Board: Harriet Tubman Memorial (Boston, MA)
A high relief sculpture with Harriet Tubman and six figures: three women, two men, and a baby. All figures are clothed in nineteenth-century dress. Wearing a dress, shawl, and head wrap, Tubman strides forward, gesturing with her left hand and…
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Harriet Tubman
National Portrait Gallery Online Catalog: “Harriet Tubman led scores of slaves to freedom and facilitated the flight of many others after her own escape from bondage in 1849. When the Civil War began, Tubman fully committed herself to the Union…
Harriet Tubman (first cast--Mesa, AZ)
Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy with her left hand.
Harriet Tubman (second cast--Brenau University, Gainesville, GA)
Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy.
Harriet Tubman (third cast--Little Rock, AR)
Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy with her left hand.
Harriet Tubman (fourth cast--Ypsilanti, MI)
Harriet Tubman is shown with a walking stick in her right hand and grasping the hand of a young boy with her left hand.
Underground Railroad Memorial (Battle Creek, MI)
A multi figure statue that includes portraits of Erastus and Sarah Hussey, abolitionists and Underground Railroad conductors in southern Michigan as well as an image of Harriet Tubman.
Harriet Ross Tubman Memorial (Bristol, PA)
Single figure of Harriet Tubman, wearing a coat, haversack slung over her right shoulder, and a pistol at her waist. Tubman points her right hand toward the sky, symbolic of the “North Star.” Signed by the artist: James L. Gafgen, 2005. Foundry…
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Harriet Tubman Tombstone, Fort Hill Cemetery, (Auburn, NY)
Harriet Tubman's tombstone was erected in 1937 by the Empire State Federation of Women's Clubs. The inscription on the front reads: "Harriet Tubman…