American History

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a man standing next to a chair on top of a snow covered ground with stars in the background
RIP Stephen Hawking art by Mitchell Toy
an old black and white photo of two people
HARRIET AND JOHN TUBMAN: The only photo held representing the likeness of Harriet's first husband, John Tubman, a free black man of Maryland, killed after Harriet's escape to freedom. Harriet's age in photo is about 30 years. Around 1844, she married a free black man, John Tubman. Since she was a slave, there could be a chance that she could be sold; he reportedly told her that he would tell "massa" if she tried. Her goal to achieve freedom was too large for her to give up though. In 1849 she le
four black women with different words on them
Harriet Tubman, an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery.
an old black and white photo of native american teepees in front of mountains
Violet & Olive
.Blackfoot Camp under Citadel Mountain, Montana. 1910