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All posts tagged "Underground Railroad"

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March 10th is Harriet Tubman Day – Nine Fast Facts about Harriet Tubman

San Diego Voice — She is known as the ‘Moses of Her People.’”
Entertainment11 years ago

Viola Davis to Star as Harriet Tubman in HBO Movie

LOS ANGELES (AP) — “How to Get Away with Murder” star Viola Davis will play Harriet Tubman in a HBO movie about the abolitionist hero....
Arts and Culture11 years ago

The Postman, Toronto’s First Black Mail Carrier

The story of “The Postman” starts in Delaware where Ann Maria Jackson is a slave with nine children. Her husband is a free Black man. When...

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Oakland Post: Week of August 12 – 18, 2026

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Department of Homeland Security Demands California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber Scrub Voter Rolls

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