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Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 ¿ March 10, 1913), was an African-American abolitionist. Held in captivity she made nineteen missions to rescue over 70 captives to freedom in Canada using the Underground Railroad. During her lifetime, she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she helped liberate scores of captives, and inspired many more to do so independently. During the American Civil War, she was responsible for several roles such as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse, and fundraiser. Tubman was the first African-American woman to plan and lead a military operation. She prided herself in never losing a passenger on the underground railroad, and never b...
Harriet Tubman (c. 1820 ¿ March 10, 1913), was an African-American abolitionist. Held in captivity she made nineteen missions to rescue over 70 captives to freedom in Canada using the Underground Railroad. During her lifetime, she worked as a lumberjack, laundress, nurse, and cook. As an abolitionist, she helped liberate scores of captives, and inspired many more to do so independently. During the American Civil War, she was responsible for several roles such as intelligence gatherer, refugee organizer, raid leader, nurse, and fundraiser. Tubman was the first African-American woman to plan and lead a military operation. She prided herself in never losing a passenger on the underground railroad, and never being captured.
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Leaders explain schools' gains
Sun reporterMiddle school students at the Crossroads School near Fells Point were evaluated by teachers every single day last school year, with the results driving the next day's instruction. At East Baltimore's Fort Worthington Elementary, about a quarter of the...Tags: Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Coleridge-Taylor, Middle Schools, Crossroads, Examinations
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A focus on the Shore's history
Sun ReporterFor decades, the people who came to trace the route of the Underground Railroad and the life of Harriet Tubman arrived on tour buses from New York and other urban centers. From black churches and civic groups, pilgrims came to see for themselves how...Tags: History, Natural Resource Industry, Medical Staff, Transportation, Wildlife
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Cambridge's black mayor
Race Street runs through the center of Cambridge, and for much of the town's history, it was a physical as well as a symbolic divide: Whites lived on one side, blacks kept to the other. That is why the election this week of Victoria Jackson-Stanley, a 54-...Tags: Political Candidates, Elections, Regional Authority, Lyndon B. Johnson, Civil Rights
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Gearing up for kindergarten
Sun reporterCall it kindergarten prep. That's the mission of Howard County's newly expanded seven-week summer Head Start session - to sharpen the skills of 144 4- and 5-year-olds who attended Head Start during the just-ended academic year and who are to begin...Tags: Game Playing, Physical Fitness, Society, Baby Products, Games, and Toys, Games
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Paperbacks
Sin in the Second City: Madams, Ministers, Playboys, and the Battle for America's Soul By Karen Abbott Random House, $15 A true story about two sisters who ran an opulent bordello in Chicago circa 1900, with a new postscript that includes photos and...Tags: Second City, AIDS, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Central Intelligence Agency, Anne Boleyn
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Religion Digest
Christ United Methodist Church will hold its vacation Bible school from 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. June 22-26 at Owen Brown Interfaith Center, 7246 Cradlerock Way, Columbia. The Theme is "Power Lab: Discovering Jesus' Miraculous Power." The cost is $6 for each...Tags: Christianity, Children, Colleges and Universities, Baptist, People
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Tending OrchKids
Marin Alsop could have done a lot with the last $100,000 of her MacArthur Foundation genius grant. See the Seven Wonders of the World. Commission a new symphony. Treat herself to a red Porsche. Put a down payment on a Stradivarius (previously owned)....Tags: Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Auction Service, MacArthur Foundation, Marin Alsop, Classical Music
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A sound program for city children
Sun music criticWhen Marin Alsop began her tenure as music director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra last year, she put a high priority on developing educational projects that could bring together the institution and the surrounding community, especially those parts...Tags: MacArthur Foundation, Classical Music, Juvenile Delinquency, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, Music Industry
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The Boss, Sinatra among N.J. Hall of Fame's first inductees
Pop quiz: What comes to mind when you think about Yogi Berra, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein and Toni Morrison? Brilliant minds, inspiring souls, trailblazers -- all are likely responses.
And ... New Jersey?
Yep. They all have strong ties to the oft-...Tags: Bill Bradley, Bruce Springsteen, Green Bay Packers, Meryl Streep, Yogi Berra
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Transcript: Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. speech to the National Press Club
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB SPEAKER BREAKFAST WITH THE REVEREND DR. JEREMIAH WRIGHT, SENIOR PASTOR OF THE TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS TOPIC: THE AFRICAN-AMERICAN RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE MODERATOR: DONNA LEINWAND, REPORTER, USA TODAY, AND...Tags: Adam Clayton, Frederick Douglass, United States of America, History, Louis Farrakhan
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