What role did oral histories and personal testimonies play in shaping our understanding of slavery and resistance?

Nov 8, 2019 ... Serving in Freedmen's Hospital in Washington, D.C., Tubman used home remedies learned from her mother, boiling cranesbill and lily roots to make ... Jun 16, 2020 ... She was illiterate so no written copies of her speeches appeared to be available. On April 27, 1860, Tubman's rescue efforts moved from Maryland ... Harriet Tubman played many roles as a Social Justice Activist. She was an abolitionist, a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, a nurse, a social reformer, ... Jul 14, 2020 ... Harriet asked suddenly “Do you like apples?” On being assured that I did, she said “Did you ever plant any apple trees?” With shame, I ... Harriet Tubman began her clandestine work in 1849 after fleeing Maryland in the abolitionist led Underground Railroad to avoid being sold. Rather than seeking a ... Jun 24, 2024 ... For more than a year, Tubman gathered intelligence from formerly enslaved men and women fleeing the Confederacy, and she recruited troops, ... May 21, 2017 ... At the same time, I couldn't help but feel a bit for John Tubman. What was his side of the story? History does not tell us much, but from what ... Feb 11, 2019 ... Tubman made 19 trips to rescue an estimated two to three hundred enslaved people, including many of her own relatives. She became the most ... Feb 18, 2022 ... Tubman demonstrated the practices of exemplary leadership by escaping slavery and leading slaves via the Underground Railroad to Free states and ... Apr 21, 2016 ... Tubman, a tiny former slave known as “Moses” for conducting scores to freedom on the Underground Railroad, most famously participated in a Union ...