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 ...

AUBURN, N.Y. (AP) — The proposed Harriet Tubman National Historic Park in central New York still needs to overcome one final hurdle. Legislation has already passed to pave the way for the park’s ...

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 ...

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 ...

Few people have made such a powerful imprint on American history as Harriet Tubman did. A former enslaved person, Tubman became an abolitionist, humanitarian and leader of the Underground Railroad, ...

CHURCH CREEK, MD ‒ Deanna Mitchell pointed to the bronze bust of Harriet Tubman at the center's entrance and urged visitors to touch the nape of its neck to feel the scars. The bust, she explained, ...