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These Hoosiers are stuck in the past — on purpose

These keepers of the past are taking on making history something people can see, hear and experience for themselves. Shareef ...
The Blogs | The Times of Israel

Coming Back to the Table

A table asks something different. People remain in one another’s presence long enough to eat, remember, question and argue. The Passover table is particularly suggestive because the Haggadah itself is ...
Smithsonian Magazine

For Years, the Smithsonian Strove to Bring the African American History and Culture Museum to the National Mall. Now, It Celebrates a Decade as a Beacon of Understa…

The museum lovingly called the "Blacksonian" chronicles the past and present and envisions the future to tell the stories of ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III Announces Retirement as Head of the Smithsonian After 38 Years of Service to the Institution

With a storied career dating back to the 1970s, Bunch leaves a remarkable legacy, most notably the founding of the National Museum of African American History and Culture ...
The Baltimore Sun

Donation box stolen from Harriet Tubman Museum in Cambridge during break-in

At least one thief tore apart the rear entrance of the Harriet Tubman Museum and Educational Center in Cambridge, rummaged through offices and escaped with a donation box that might have held roughly ...
People

Trump Administration Abandons Decade-Old Plan to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill

The plan to feature the Underground Railroad hero on U.S. currency was introduced 10 years ago under President Barack Obama Corbis via Getty; Win McNamee/Getty The plan to feature iconic abolitionist ...
The Grio

Trump Administration ends near decade long plan for Harriet Tubman to be on $20 bill

The Treasury Department on Monday formally announced the abandonment of a plan to place noted abolitionist and general Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. When asked about the bill by Spectrum News, ...
The Hill

Treasury scraps plans to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill

The Treasury Department has scrapped plans for Harriet Tubman to be on the $20 bill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday. In response to a question about the status of the bill from Spectrum ...
Reuters

Trump administration puts plan for Harriet Tubman $20 bill on ice

WASHINGTON, July 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department is no longer planning to put anti-slavery crusader Harriet Tubman on a $20 bill, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has told Spectrum News.
Democrat and Chronicle

Monroe County sites could join Harriet Tubman byway

Monroe County is poised to become part of a new statewide effort to highlight the people and places that shaped New York's Underground Railroad history. State lawmakers recently approved the first ...
WTEN

New York establishes Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) — New York State officially designated a new highway route connecting Auburn to Niagara Falls to honor abolitionist Harriet Tubman and those who escaped slavery. Governor Kathy ...
CNY Central

Juneteenth Celebrations in Harriet Tubman's Chosen Home

AUBURN, N.Y. — Cayuga County, Harriet Tubman's chosen home, will commemorate Juneteenth with public events and experiences in Auburn through June 20. Highlights include public viewings of the ...