Underground Railroad

Four historically Black churches awarded grants to preserve work of pioneering architects

By Fiona André — June 15, 2023
(RNS) — The African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund partnered with Conserving Black Modernism, which focuses on preserving modern architecture by Black architects and designers.

Faith made Harriet Tubman fearless as she rescued slaves

By Robert Gudmestad — December 3, 2019
(The Conversation) — Inspired by the pioneering AME evangelist Jarena Lee, Tubman came to understand that women could hold religious authority.

Harriet Tubman’s Canadian church seeks help for repairs

By Adelle M. Banks — November 3, 2017
(RNS) — The 11 members of Salem Chapel have started a crowdsourcing campaign to shore up the building, which sits just north of Niagara Falls.

Harriet Tubman’s long journey to the $20 bill acknowledges sin of slavery

By Daren C. Jaime — April 22, 2016
(RNS) By stamping her likeness on our currency, the U.S. now is forced to awkwardly roll away, unseal and uplift the highly secured stones of its dark and embarrassing past.
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