There are many influential African Americans in US History. Many have stood up against slavery, segregation and racial legacy ...

Rita Daniels is the great, great, great grand niece of Harriet Tubman and she joins TODAY to discuss her new book “Harriet ...

While her activities as a Civil War spy are less well known, her devotion to America and its promise of freedom endured ...

Harriet Tubman, was an abolitionist and slave who worked relentlessly to free enslaved African Americans. Tubman was born ...

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Listen to a short summary Read by Guy R. Your browser does not support the audio element.The Banneker-Douglass Museum in ...

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The MLK memorial service will take place noon-2 p.m. at Overcoming Believers Church, 221 Harriet Tubman St. One of my favorite quotes from the civil rights icon is, "Darkness cannot drive out ...

Harriet Wistrich, lawyer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item she would take with her if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne. Show more Harriet Wistrich is one of the ...