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Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 ż March 10, 1913), was an African-American abolitionist. Held in captivity she made nineteen missions to rescue over 70 captives to freedom in Canada using the Underground Railroad. During her lifetime, she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she helped liberate scores of captives, and inspired many more to do so independently. During the American Civil War, she was responsible for several roles such as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse, and fundraiser. Tubman was the first African-American woman to plan and lead a military operation. She prided herself in never losing a passenger on the underground railro...
Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 ż March 10, 1913), was an African-American abolitionist. Held in captivity she made nineteen missions to rescue over 70 captives to freedom in Canada using the Underground Railroad. During her lifetime, she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she helped liberate scores of captives, and inspired many more to do so independently. During the American Civil War, she was responsible for several roles such as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse, and fundraiser. Tubman was the first African-American woman to plan and lead a military operation. She prided herself in never losing a passenger on the underground railroad, and never being captured.
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On the side streets of Philadelphia, freedom still rings
Special to The Los Angeles TimesPhiladelphia The neon-streaked National Constitution Center dazzled. The historic red-brick Independence Hall stirred. But it wasn't until I stepped onto the rickety back porch of a Quaker house in northwest Philadelphia that I felt transported. It was...Tags: John Adams, Richard V Allen, Liberty Bell, Gardens and Parks, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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McCain's Depression stat just a tad high
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain himself has admitted that he is not the best student of the economy, but tonight the Republican nominee for president missed the official mark by a fairly long-shot with his discussion of unemployment during the......Tags: Abraham Lincoln, Katie Couric, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Population, Barack Obama
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A heartfelt 'Letter'
Special to The Baltimore SunLetter to My Daughter by Maya Angelou Random House / 176 pages / $25 Larger than life in a quintessentially American way, Maya Angelou has taken self-reinvention to a level that other American writing legends, like Hemingway, only wished for. Reading...Tags: Arkansas, Oprah Winfrey, Minority Groups, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Justice and Rights
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Baltimore Book Festival schedule
Festival Stage Sept. 26 6:30 p.m. -- Baltimore Theatre Alliance Reception: Kickoff Reception 7 p.m. Baltimore Playwrights Festival Sept. 27 11 a.m. -- Teen Book Blast Noon -- Book Divas Young Adult Panel 1 p.m. -- Graphic Novel Panel: Creating Your Own...Tags: Loyola College in Maryland, Baltimore Book Festival, Billie Holiday, Catonsville, Fred Thompson
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Baltimore's inner charm
Special to amNewYorkNew Yorkers donąt have to travel far for a little Southern comfort. Just three hours south on Amtrak, sits Baltimore. Dubbed 'Charm City,' this proud working and middle class town gets a bad rap, thanks in part to television dramas like "The Wire" and...Tags: Seafood and Fishing Industry, National Aquarium Baltimore, Harbor East, Chesapeake Bay, New York
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Marylanders helped pave the way for Obama's journey
Sen. Barack Obama is the Democratic Party's presidential nominee by virtue of his own talent, but he stands on the shoulders of Americans who built, over many decades, a more welcoming social and political landscape in this country. At a party before Mr....Tags: Abraham Lincoln, NAACP, Thurgood Marshall, Maryland, Democratic Party
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Transcript: Hillary Clinton's speech at the DNC
Remarks of New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her address to the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night in Denver: I am honored to be here tonight. A proud mother. A proud Democrat. A proud American. And a proud supporter of Barack Obama....Tags: Michelle Obama, Human Rights, Democratic Party, Globalization, Justice and Rights
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Text of Sen. Hillary Clinton's speech
Sen. Clinton delivered her remarks at Denver's Pepsi Center Tuesday night. SEN. HILLARY CLINTON: Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you all. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you. (Cheers, applause.) Thank you all very, very much. (Cheers, applause.) Thank...Tags: Chelsea Clinton, Michelle Obama, Human Rights, Globalization, Wars and Interventions
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Religion Digest
The Baltimore First Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3291 St. Johns Lane, Ellicott City, will open its new sanctuary Saturday. A service will be held from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A fellowship dinner is planned from 12:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., and the...Tags: Judaism, Isabella Rossellini, Family, Schools, Children
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Tubman parks gain support in Senate
There is more support for two national parks for Underground Railroad conductor Harriet Tubman. Four senators from Maryland and New York have sponsored bills setting aside more than $18 million for national parks in Tubman's birth state of Maryland and...Tags: Benjamin L. Cardin, New York, Hillary Clinton, Government, Maryland
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Leaders explain schools' gains
Sun reporterMiddle school students at the Crossroads School near Fells Point were evaluated by teachers every single day last school year, with the results driving the next day's instruction. At East Baltimore's Fort Worthington Elementary, about a quarter of the...Tags: Police, Maryland, School Examinations, Middle Schools, Fells Point
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The Boss, Sinatra among N.J. Hall of Fame's first inductees
Pop quiz: What comes to mind when you think about Yogi Berra, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Toni Morrison? Brilliant minds, inspiring souls, trailblazers -- all are likely responses.
And ... New Jersey?
Yep. They all have strong ties to the oft-...Tags: Albert Einstein, Green Bay Packers, Frank Sinatra, Toni Morrison, Bill Bradley
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