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The world is honoring Harriet Tubman throughout 2022, marking 200 years since her birth in Dorchester County on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. People from far and wide will be sharing and reflecting on her remarkable story. For more than 25 years, Tubman was trapped in the bonds of slavery before escaping – and then returning to Maryland time ...
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the Astronomical Society of London meets to write down what they know of stars in eastern shore Maryland araminta screams into an unmeasurable life
sap dark root of love opening out your skull praise the girl who watched the comet and knew praise the girl who tracked the north star and knew praise the girl who studied herself and knew one thing: sky is a map
expand the universe open the wet reflective road blood bashed temporal lobe let everything that is not love escape your skull like so much stardust
and while they chart the pricks of light use night love night be night free night write night if colonialism is a starving hunter and slavery is a splintered pencil go become untraceable
if all you breathe is freedom they can’t hear you if all you take is freedom they can’t steal you if all you feel is freedom they can’t find you if all you give is freedom they can’t stop you if all you love is freedom they can’t catch you girl you look just like freedom they can’t see you
sing to the river wake the people sing to the rice fields wake the land sing to the trees the vines the moss sing to the river the people come running buildings burning in their wake like stars
walk away from the broken promise walk away like you walked before walk away from the muddled battle walk on into your own front door freedom is the people you choose the air you breathe
sometimes the meeting room is a night sky you see infinite versions of the universe looking back at you in each blinking face
if you build it right if you know the trees if you make it sweet enough for your parents and big enough for your community and soon enough to live in it yourself the old folks home can be a spaceship
somebody thinks they can fix the cosmos get black history down in writing fix your image keep you there somewhere the first and last astronomer laughs
Feb 1, 2022 · This is the legacy of Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), born Araminta Ross, called Minty in her youth, and heralded as Moses in her extraordinary adult years of emancipatory action. Harriet Tubman’s bicentennial birthday comes at a time when our nation and the world exist at a crossroads.
- Janell Hobson
The Saga of Harriet Tubman, "The Moses of Her People". The Golden Legacy Illustrated History Magazine is a graphic novel series published by Bertram A. Fitzgerald. These graphic novels were produced between 1966 and 1976 to “ implant pride and self-esteem in black youth while dispelling myths in others.
Mar 10, 2022 · Last year historians uncovered the location of Harriet Tubman’s childhood home, adding another piece to the puzzle. Buried artifacts, including broken pottery, glass, and an 1808 Lady Liberty ...
On the bicentennial of her birth in March 2022, we explore not just Harriet Tubman the icon, but Harriet the woman. Her legacy of care, activism, and bravery have influenced generations of Black women. Objects related to Tubman’s life highlight her impact on her contemporaries, including the shawl gifted to her by Queen Victoria.
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This is the legacy of Harriet Tubman (1822-1913), born Araminta Ross, called Minty in her youth, and heralded as Moses in her extraordinary adult years of emancipatory action.” So begins Janell Hobson’s tribute, the introduction to the Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Project , a special commemorative issue of Ms . magazine, in print and an interactive online site.
