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Related: About this forum#OnThisDay in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped her enslavement on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
After her self-liberation from slavery, Tubman heroically helped dozens of others do the same on the Underground Railroad.
Join us in honoring a Maryland icon and one of the most celebrated figures of our nation: https://www.visitmaryland.org/tubman-200-events?
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#OnThisDay in 1849, Harriet Tubman escaped her enslavement on Maryland's Eastern Shore. (Original Post)
elleng
Sep 2022
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Deuxcents
(16,169 posts)1. Let's celebrate her on the 20$ bill
Weren't we supposed to have heard about it earlier?
Tumbulu
(6,272 posts)2. Good point!
Heather MC
(8,084 posts)3. "Dozens"
That's a brief yet horribly inaccurate synopsis.
Also kind of hilarious Maryland making money off the fact that Harriet escaped from there. 🤦🏾?♀️
elleng
(130,860 posts)4. 'Hilarious?'
HONORING her.