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National Park Service removed — then restored — details about Harriet Tubman on an 'Underground Railroad' webpage
The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/White Cooperation.” ...
National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from Underground Railroad webpage
An image of and quote from Harriet Tubman have been removed from a National Parks webpage about the “Underground Railroad,” ...
National Park Service restores page featuring Harriet Tubman following uproar
The changes were made "without approval from the agency nor department leadership," the NPS said in a statement.
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Harriet Tubman: The legacy of a freedom fighter and abolitionist
In around 1844, she married John Tubman, a free Black man ... Park but has been renamed Harriet Tubman Square. (Photo by Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) Tubman’s struggles still ...
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National Park Service removes references to Harriet Tubman from Underground Railroad webpage
A large image of and a quote from Harriet ... to Tubman, who was born into slavery in Maryland before fleeing to Philadelphia. She returned to Maryland over a dozen times to help free other ...
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After a backlash, National Park Service restores old Underground Railroad webpage that prominently features Harriet Tubman
(CNN) — The National Park Service on Monday returned an image of and quote from Harriet ... efforts to free themselves with two paragraphs that emphasized the “American ideals of liberty and freedom.” ...