Harriet Tubman movie premieres Sept. 14 at Tubman Visitor Center
Two films about Harriet Tubman’s life will be released this fall. The first – Harriet Tubman: Soldier of Freedom – debuts at 2pm September 14 at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center. The 15-minute short, featuring acclaimed actor and narrator Keith David with B. Cherie Patterson portraying Tubman, will be shown daily three times an hour to Visitor Center guests. (Click headline above for more.)
Free concert Sept. 5: Sunpie performs African spirituals
The Maryland Park Service, National Park Service, and the National Council for the Traditional Arts are proud to offer a free performance by Sunpie & the Louisiana Sunspots on Thursday, September 5 at 3pm under the pavilion at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park. (Click on headline for more.)
“Harriet” movie trailer inspires nationwide buzz
Focus Features has released the trailer for the forthcoming movie, "Harriet," and people are buzzing about it! The movie, a look at the remarkable life of Harriet Tubman, who was born on Maryland's Eastern Shore, stars Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, as well as Leslie Odom Jr. and Janelle Monae. In the first 48 hours after it was released, the trailer had more than 3.6 million views on YouTube. (Click on headline for more.)
Media Coverage
“For travelers, there is no better way to experience Tubman’s history than along the 125-mile Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway. Spanning three states and more than 30 sites, the self-guided driving route immerses people in the places where Tubman worked, lived, and later found freedom.”
– National Geographic
- The Dirt, The Landscapes of Harriet Tubman, Oct. 18, 2022
- Annette Laing Non-Boring History, On a Mission From God, Sept. 21, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay magazine, Visitors Flock To Cambridge To See Tubman Immortalized With 13-Foot Sculpture, Sept. 12, 2022
- Chesapeake Bay Magazine, Through Her Eyes, Sept. 8, 2022
- WMAR-TV, Maryland Community to Honor Harriet Tubman with 13-foot Sculpture, Sept. 2, 2022
- Miami Herald, We Walk with Harriet: A Modern-Day Retracing of Harriet Tubman’s Footsteps, July 26, 2022
- New York Times, Finding Traces of Harriet Tubman on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, June 2022
- Perceptive Travel, Following Harriet Tubman on the Maryland Eastern Shore, June 16, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, June 16, 2022
- AAA World magazine, Freedom’s Beacon: Exploring the Life of Harriet Tubman, May 2, 2022
- U.S. News & World Report, Maryland Celebrates Harriet Tubman’s Place in State History, April 29, 2022
- NBC News Washington, Exploring the Harriet Tubman Museum, March 24, 2022
- Cuisine Noir, Following Harriet’s Footsteps to Freedom: Maryland’s Tubman Bicentennial, March 15, 2022
- BET, Women’s History Month: The Harriet Tubman Byway Offers A Broader View of Underground Railroad History, March 17, 2022
- National Geographic, Secrets of Harriet Tubman’s Life are Being Revealed 100 Years Later, March 10, 2022
- Smithsonian magazine, Harriet Tubman Is Famous for Being an Abolitionist and Political Activist, but She Was Also a Naturalist, March 10, 2022
- Frommer’s, How to Take a Road Trip Through Harriet Tubman’s Maryland, March 2022
- Toronto Sun, Celebrating Harriet Tubman, iconic figure of the Underground Railroad, March 5, 2022
- The Globe & Mail, A Road Trip Turns History Lesson on Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Byway, March 2, 2022
- National Park Service, Determining Harriet Tubman’s Birth Year, March 2022
- Baltimore Magazine, Cambridge Museum Carries on Legacy of Harriet Tubman, March 2022
- Travel Awaits, Celebrating Harriet Tubman On Her 200th Birthday: Lesser Known Facts, Plus The Best Sites To Visit, February 2022
- Baltimore Sun, A Legacy of Hope: Celebrating Harriet Tubman’s 200th Birthday in Maryland and Beyond, Feb. 10, 2022
- Lonely Planet, Celebrate Harriet Tubman’s 200th birthday at these 5 sites, February 1, 2022
- Arlington Magazine, Retrace History along the Harriet Tubman Byway, Jan. 28, 2022
- Ms. Magazine, Tubman 200: Series of 17 essays and interactive website about Harriet Tubman, January-March 2022