Black - African American History Facts

Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the Underground Railroad, was commemorated on a U.S. postage stamp on this date in 1978. She was the first black woman to be honored on a stamp and the first to appear in the Black Heritage Series.

Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the "Underground Railroad," died in Auburn, NY, on this date in 1913.

Harriet Tubman, abolitionist, author, and engineer of the Underground Railroad, led Union Army guerillas into South Carolina and freed nearly 800 slaves on this date in 1863. Tubman was the first woman in U.S. history to command an armed military raid.