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    May 24, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  1. LETTER: Farmington's Underground Railroad Role

    Regarding "On Path Out Of Slavery: Tracing the Steps Of Conductor Of The Underground Railroad" [May 19, Living], celebrating Harriet Tubman of Maryland: Let us not forget that in Farmington was an important station on that "railroad," with the town...

    Tags: Grand Central Terminal, Railway Transportation, Transportation, Slavery, Travel

    2. May 2, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  2. Winning Law Day Essay: "Equality in College Admissions"

    Winning Law Day Essay: "Equality in College Admissions" By Elizabeth Sherwood North Central Michigan College student There are many people who have played an important role in the journey to equality for all. The most notable of those people...

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Discrimination, Martin Luther King Jr., University of South Carolina , Civil Rights

    3. Apr 5, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  3. Howard County datebook Datebook

    Sunday, April 7 Remembrance service The Holocaust Remembrance Committee of the Jewish Federation of Howard County and the Howard County Board of Rabbis will host a service at 6 p.m. at Beth Shalom Congregation, 8070 Harriet Tubman Lane in Columbia....

    Tags: Christianity, Ellicott City, Anglicanism, Howard Community College, Entertainment

    4. Mar 31, 2013 |Column| South Bend Tribune

  4. Her faith journey is to spread God's word

    Her faith journey has varied over the years, yet she continues moving as a servant of the people with a deep faith in God.Pastor Debra D. Givens is a singer, teacher, and calls herself a warrior and true servant of God. Last week, she shared with me her desire to bring the Word to people young or old and welcome them back to the church.
    South Bend Tribune
    Her faith journey has varied over the years, yet she continues moving as a servant of the people with a deep faith in God.Pastor Debra D. Givens is a singer, teacher, and calls herself a warrior and true servant of God. Last week, she shared with me her...

    Tags: Religion and Belief

    5. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  5. Monuments and foreign aid aren't good uses for federal funds today

    Harriet Tubman certainly deserves recognition, but why are we funding with federal dollars a $21 million monument and visitor center in her honor at a time when we are closing national parks, shutting down FAA control towers and dealing with sequester...

    Tags: Martin O'Malley, Perry Hall

    6. Mar 28, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  6. Tubman getting much-deserved honor

    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national recognition she deserves as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad and an early leader for women's rights.
    We commend President Barack Obama for designating the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument ("A monument to Md. abolitionist," March 26). Just days after the centennial of her death, Harriet Tubman is finally receiving the national...

    Tags: Preservation Maryland, Conservation Fund, Martin O'Malley, Dorchester County, Barack Obama

    7. Mar 26, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  7. Honoring Harriet Tubman

    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil War, honors a small and unprepossessing African-American woman who played an outsized role in American history.
    President Barack Obama's designation Monday of a new national monument to Harriet Tubman, who escaped slavery on a Dorchester County plantation in 1849, then helped guide scores of other slaves to freedom in the North during the decade before the Civil...

    Tags: Railway Transportation, Wars and Interventions, Politics, Human Interest, Cambridge (Dorchester, Maryland)

    8. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  8. Obama establishes Tubman park on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom.
    President Barack Obama set aside 480 acres on the Eastern Shore on Monday as a national monument to honor Harriet Tubman — a victory for advocates who have long sought to memorialize the abolitionist's role in leading dozens of slaves to freedom....

    Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Benjamin L. Cardin, Rob Bishop, White House, Gardens and Parks

    9. Mar 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. President Obama creates five new national monuments

    President Obama on Monday established five new national monuments, including one in Washington’s San Juan Islands and one in northern New Mexico.
    President Obama on Monday established five new national monuments, including one in Washington’s San Juan Islands and one in northern New Mexico. The Río Grande del Norte National Monument elevates protections for 242,550 acres of U.S. Bureau of...

    Tags: Wildlife, Land Resources, U.S. Congress, Barack Obama

    10. Mar 22, 2013 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Obama to sign off on Tubman monument on Eastern Shore

    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers.
    President Barack Obama will sign a proclamation Monday creating a Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Monument on the Eastern Shore, a designation long sought by advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers. The designation protects the land...

    Tags: Slavery, Martin O'Malley, Dorchester County, Barack Obama

    11. Mar 21, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  11. Museum visit enhances classroom history lesson

    ALANSON - All Alanson Middle School students recently visited the Dennos Museum in Traverse City. Students and staff traveled to see the performance of Leslie McCurdy's tribute to Harriet Tubman called "The Spirit of Harriet Tubman." Teachers Kathy Liederbach, Hayley Cheshire and Julie Woodbeck wanted to give the students an educational and cultural experience by exposing them to live theater. The performance took place at the Museum Center in the Milliken Auditorium.
    ALANSON - All Alanson Middle School students recently visited the Dennos Museum in Traverse City. Students and staff traveled to see the performance of Leslie McCurdy's tribute to Harriet Tubman called "The Spirit of Harriet Tubman." Teachers Kathy...

    Tags: Cheshire, Teaching and Learning, Arts and Culture, Students, Museums

    12. Mar 9, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. Harriet Tubman park to be on land she worked as a slave

    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad will be remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor.
    Abolitionist Harriet Tubman's struggle to help roughly 70 slaves escape to freedom using the Underground Railroad will be remembered on Saturday at the groundbreaking of a Maryland state park in her honor. An escaped slave herself, Tubman toiled in...

    Tags: Wildlife, Railway Transportation, Slavery, Transportation, Travel

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