One mile from the city's center, where Tubman's residence, the Home for the Aged and other properties associated with the abolitionist are located along South Street, there are plans to construct a ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has said she talks about Auburn when she visits other New York cities. Friday provided the latest example of Hochul's promotion of the city nicknamed "History's Hometown." Hochul ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. A black-and-white photograph ...

Many people know Harriet Tubman as the fearless conductor of the Underground Railroad, but fewer know the whole story of her life beyond guiding her people to freedom. Auburn, New York, is where she ...

Statues of slave-owning Founding Fathers have represented New York in the U.S. Capitol for nearly 150 years. Now, state lawmakers want to replace one of the statues with a famous New Yorker who helped ...

After public backlash, the National Park Service has restored an image and quote from Harriet Tubman that were recently removed from the NPS' Underground Railroad webpage. And now private cultural ...

Harriet Tubman was once the face of the Underground Railroad for the National Park Service. Then, as the Trump administration took aim at DEI programs and "divisive narratives,” all mentions of the ...

Rita Daniels didn't always know she was the great-great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman. In fact, a 9-year-old Daniels had no idea they were related when her teacher assigned her a book report on ...