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This writing is a series of highlights and links that falls far short of capturing the essence of Harriet Tubman's legendary work. I hope it serves as just one more visual experience in introducing the life and times - the staunch resistance of Harriet Tubman particularly to Black girls to women.

The Honorable Harriet Ross Tubman

The bravest and also the greatest African and woman, and human being to ever walk the earth in America.

Harriet Tubman was born Aramita (Minty) Harriet Ross Green (Tubman and Davis were married names). Here find a clearer, richer and absolutely stunning view of the Black and beautiful Harriet Tubman at Harriet Ross Tubman.
It brings tears to the conscious eyes.

This is another more common image of her in her early years at Harriet Tubman As a Younger Woman. And here is a more rare image from Queen Tubman's earlier years .

Imagine her, tip toeing, stratgizing, gathering up her people, contending with the eager and the hesitant among slave quarters much like these - Imagining Harriet Tubman in Action Sometimes Harriet Tubman would hide along with her precious cargo in dangerous places like this. Think of the trepidation many of us complain of with driving from the south to the north in our cars - in just one round trip. Accounts estimate Harriet Tubman traveled from the North to the South 19 times. Given the wretched historical and stubborn dishonesty in how Black folks' and women's history is calculated and disseminated, it is fair to believe Harriet Tubman traveled from the North to the South at least 30 times.

She was often carrying men and women such as Emily - to whom her enslaver refers to in this Runaway and Reward Public Notice as - "My Black Woman" He posted a whopping $100.00 reward for Emily in 1852, meaning he felt dysfunctional without her. Note, Harriet's "subscriber" - meaning her enslaver - offered $300 for the 5 ft. Harriet Tubman and her brothers capture in this ad. With that loss, and the resulting White anger "and sense of entitlement," the chase to find Harriet Tubman was long and fierce.

While we know there were those Harriet Tubman had to drag and even threaten to finish their journey to the North, there were certainly others - men and women, who were intelligent, daring, strong, ready to go and ready to defend themselves along the way.

Here find a child's illustration of abolitionists. I'm struck that "Erik" gave the abolitionist a Black face. It's encouraging that a child would mistakenly make a good White abolitionist an African, while mainstream Euro adult media continually mischaracterizes great Black people as if they were White. They, too are probably subconsciously longing to have more glaring reminders of Black contributions such as we might find on U.S. Currency .

Here find a few more great images. This is she, Queen Tubman in her middle years at Brave and Committed Harriet Tubman. Here she is much later in her accomplished life, and this is a rather rare image from National Geographic.

There are these sculptures of Harriet Tubman including this Bronze Sculpture (not sure of the location), and also this one - certainly not a great likeness, but beautiful nonetheless in Boston at Boston Sculpture.

And finally for now, here is what I believe to be a children's book Runaway Slave for the little ones.

(This referencing of Harriet Tubman will later be moved to some permanent place at this site, with much more on the legacy of this focused, committed, tough, insistent, Black people loving, sacrificing, life preserving and brilliant example of Black womanliness who set the standard to which particularly contemporary Black girls to women throughout the Diaspora can aspire).

So much more to learn about Harriet Tubman including here with this beautiful piece at this PDF File at itsabouttimebpp.com

Ghana Welcomes Tubman Family Members

"Aunt Harriet"

Harriet Tubman: Profiles in Excellence

by Mumia Abu Jamal (Audio)

Harriet Tubman by Mumia Abu Jamal

A Woman Called General Moses

Mumia Abu Jamal (Audio)

"I was free - and they should be free."

"Harriet Tubman, Freedom Fighter. Her name is a holy one, high on the alter of freedom."

A Woman Called General Moses

The Heroic Struggle of 'General' Tubman

"Harriet was a woman of no pretensions, indeed, a more ordinary specimen of humanity could hardly be found among the most unfortunate-looking farm hands of the South. Yet, in point of courage, shrewdness and disinterested exertions to rescue her fellow men, by making personal visits into Maryland among the slaves, she was without equal."

The Heroic Struggle of 'General' Tubman

Harriet Tubman: Woman Warrior

"With her deep contacts in slave country, she gave important intelligence data to the Union Army, and she personally led several raids against Confederate targets."

Harriet Tubman: Woman Warrior

Revolution is a Woman's Work

"Hatin' On Harriet"

"She talked about it incessantly with her husband, until he told her to shut up.

Even her silence screamed freedom, until he finally shouted: "You take off and I'll tell the Master. I'll tell the Master right quick."

Revolution is a Woman's Work

Harriet Tubman's House

Auburn New York

(Checking on the validity of this given it appears to have a PT Cruiser in the garage).

Harriet Tubman's House

Harriet Tubman: Liberator of the enslaved

"While a teenager, Tubman blocked a doorway to protect another slave from an angry overseer.

The racist overseer threw a two pound dry goods store weight at the slave which fell short and struck Tubman in the head.

This blow caused Tubman to suffer from epileptic seizures and narcolepsy for the rest of her life."

Harriet Tubman: Liberator of the enslaved

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