Search Strategies & Selected Articles

The links below provide access to a sampling of articles from historic newspapers that can be found in Chronicling America. You can further explore the topic of "Harriet Tubman" using the following search strategies:

Use the following terms in combination, proximity, or as a phrase:
Harriet Tubman, Harriet Tubman Davis, Mother Tubman, underground railroad, “Moses of her people”
It is important to use a specific date range if looking for articles for a particular event in order to narrow your results.

Selected Articles from Chronicling America

"Harriet Tubman"
The Richmond Palladium (Richmond, IN), March 23, 1869, Page 1, col. 3-4.
"New Books: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman"
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL), May 2, 1869, Image 5, col. 1-2.
"Story of a Strange Life"
Vermont Watchman and State Journal (Montpelier, VT), February 24, 1875, Image 1, col. 3.
"Devoted Friend of Slaves: Reminiscences of the Life of Harriet Tubman"
Delaware Gazette and State Journal (Wilmington, DE), March 19, 1896, Page 6, Image 6, col. 1-4.
"The Moses of Her People"
The Sun (New York, NY), June 7, 1896, 2, Page 5, Image 5, col. 1-3.
"The Afro-American Women"
The Washington Bee (Washington, DC), July 25, 1896, Page 4, Image 4, col. 3.
"The Negro Moses"
The Columbian (Bloomsburg, PA), July 8, 1897, Page 2, Image 2, col. 3.
"Troubles of a Heroine"
The Colored American (Washington, DC), July 13, 1901, Page 2, Image 2, col. 1-3.
"The Moses of Her People"
The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, CA), September 29, 1907, Page 14, Image 14, col. 1-7.
"The Moses of Her People"
The Sun (New York, NY), May 2, 1909, Second Section, Page 2, Image 16, col. 1-3.
"Harriet Tubman, of Civil War Fame, Dies"
The Sun (New York, NY), March 13, 1913, Page 8, Image 8, col. 2.

Harriet Tubman: Topics in Chronicling America

Search Strategies & Selected Articles

Selected Articles from Chronicling America