In the spring and summer of 1863, as the outcome of the Civil War, and with it the fate of the nation, hung in the balance, United States forces struggled to capture the offensive.
Along the coastal waters of South Carolina, the US Navy had taken the port cities of Port Royal and Beaufort, where war ships blasted their way into the harbor, resulting in the fleeing of wealthy white planters and other residents inland in the “Great Beaufort Skedaddle.” [Read more…] about Harriet Tubman and the Civil War Combahee River Raid
I like the movie Harriet, especially the singing, but again, I also liked Wonder Woman, Black Panther, Wolverine, and Dr. Strange (but not Thor, Aquaman, or the Avengers series). Harriet the movie is about a super-hero whose superpower is that God gives her specific directions about what to do (turn left at the river).
In April, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will be featured on the front of new $20 bills. Tubman is the first woman to appear on modern U.S. currency. She displaces former president Andrew Jackson, whose image will move to the back of the bill.
