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Author Sernett, Milton C., 1942-

Title Harriet Tubman : myth, memory, and history / Milton C. Sernett
Published Durham : Duke University Press, 2007

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 409 pages) : illustrations 9some color
Series HeinOnline slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law
HeinOnline civil rights and social justice
Slavery in America and the world: history, culture & law
Civil rights and social justice
Contents "Minty" -- "Moses the Deliverer" -- "General Tubman" -- Sarah Bradford's Harriet Tubman -- Saint, seer, and suffragist -- The apotheosis of "Aunt Harriet" -- Earl Conrad and the book that almost wasn't -- "Spirits Rising" -- Pride of Place -- Historians have their say
Summary An exploration of the way history, meaning, and memory have interacted in the process of transforming Harriet Tubman into an American icon and a figure of inspiration like Abraham Lincoln or Fredrick Douglass
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-394) and index
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Subject Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 -- Influence
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 -- Public opinion
Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
SUBJECT Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913 fast (OCoLC)fst00042709
Tubman, Harriet. swd
Subject African American women heroes.
Legends -- United States.
Memory -- Social aspects -- United States
Underground Railroad.
African American women -- Biography
Fugitive slaves -- United States -- Biography
Enslaved persons -- United States -- Biography
HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
African American women.
African American women heroes.
Fugitive slaves.
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Legends.
Memory -- Social aspects.
Public opinion.
Enslaved persons.
Underground Railroad.
Mythos
Kollektives Gedächtnis
Geschiedschrijving.
Representatie (algemeen)
Beeldvorming.
Mythevorming.
Collectief geheugen.
Slavar -- Förenta staterna -- biografi.
Afro-amerikanska kvinnor -- biografi.
Kvinnliga hjältar -- Förenta staterna -- biografi.
United States.
Verenigde Staten.
Genre/Form Biographies.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780822390275
0822390272