Celebrate Black History Month along with events and programming along the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. The Dorchester County Tourism website has a comprehensive Black History Month round-up of events in the area. You can view it here. It also includes the following:
The Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park (4068 Golden Hill Road, Church Creek, MD 21622) will be unveiling its new Story Book Trail, Before She Was Harriet, by Lesa Cline-Ransome, in their legacy garden. Other activities at the State Park include:
Twenty Dollars and Change
2pm on February 4
Dr. Clarence Lusane, Howard University professor and author, and Harriet Tubman’s great-great-great grandniece, Ernestine Tina Martin Wyatt, will have a conversation about Dr. Lusane’s upcoming book, Twenty Dollars and Change, and what the fight to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on the twenty-dollar bill reveals about race, class, and social justice in America today.
A Network of Evil: Patty Cannon and the Reverse Underground Railroad
2pm on February 11
Join Ranger Collin and unearth the harrowing true-story of the Reverse Underground Railroad on the Eastern Shore, which sought to kidnap free African-Americans and press them into slavery. Behind this network of evil stood one of the most sinister figures in American history, a woman by the name of Patty Cannon. Discover her role in one of America’s darkest chapters. *Content may not be suitable for all ages.
Meet the Bust of Harriet Tubman with a Ranger on the hour
11am-3pm on February 18
Ranger-guided tours of the exhibits on the hour
11am-3pm on February 25
Traditional children’s games and crafts in the multi-purpose room
Noon-3pm, every Sunday in February
Download a flyer with the State Park Activities here.