Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaque (Auburn, NY)
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Title
Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaque (Auburn, NY)
Subject
Subject (Topic)
Antislavery movements--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Antislavery movements--United States
Northeastern United States
Public art
Public sculpture
Underground Railroad
Subject (Name)
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Subject (Object Type)
Commemorative sculpture
Commemorative sculpture
Description
Bronze plaque with a portrait of Harriet Tubman based on a 1890s photograph.
Creator
Citizens of Auburn
Source
Photograph by Renée Ater
Date
Dedicated: June 14, 1914
Contributor
Citizens of Auburn
Rights
Cayuga County Courthouse, 152 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York, 13021, United States
Format
JPEG
Language
English
Type
Visual Arts-Sculpture
Coverage
Cayuga County Courthouse, 152 Genesee Street, Auburn, New York, 13021, United States
Has Part
Text:
In Memory of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in Maryland about 1821. Died in Auburn, N.Y. March 10th, 1913. Called the "Moses" of her people, during the Civil War, with rare courage, she led over three hundred negroes up from slavery to freedom, and rendered invaluable service as a nurse and spy.
With implicit trust in God she braved every danger and overcame every obstacle, withal she possessed extraordinary foresight and judgment so that she truthfully said--"On my Underground Railroad I nebber run my train off de track and I nebber los' a passenger."--This tablet is erected by the Citizens of Auburn, 1914.
In Memory of Harriet Tubman. Born a slave in Maryland about 1821. Died in Auburn, N.Y. March 10th, 1913. Called the "Moses" of her people, during the Civil War, with rare courage, she led over three hundred negroes up from slavery to freedom, and rendered invaluable service as a nurse and spy.
With implicit trust in God she braved every danger and overcame every obstacle, withal she possessed extraordinary foresight and judgment so that she truthfully said--"On my Underground Railroad I nebber run my train off de track and I nebber los' a passenger."--This tablet is erected by the Citizens of Auburn, 1914.
Medium
Bronze
Bibliographic Citation
"Tribute Paid Harriet Tubman." The Advertiser Journal, Thursday, June 11, 1914. Accessed November 29, 2018. http://www.harriettubman.com/harriettubmanplaque.html.
Rights Holder
Renée Ater
Geolocation
Collection
Citation
Citizens of Auburn, “Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaque (Auburn, NY),” Harriet Tubman Monuments, accessed April 20, 2024, https://harriettubmanmonuments.slaverymonuments.org/items/show/71.