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Reclaiming Harriet Tubman: A Life Behind the Myths – 7PM EST

March 21, 2022

EVENT UPDATE: RECLAIMING HARRIET TUBMAN IS RESHEDULED FOR MONDAY, MARCH 21ST @ 7PM EST.   TO  ACCESS THIS ZOOM WEBINAR, REGISTER HERE TO OBTAIN YOUR LINK.

Celebrate the Bicentennial Anniversary of Harriet Tubman with a scholarly lecture on this freedom seeker with historian Dr. Kate Clifford Larson.  Dr. Larson will discuss the myths and inaccuracies surrounding Tubman’s historical narrative while exploring the research used to reclaim this woman’s remarkable story.

Dr. Kate Clifford Larson is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three critically acclaimed biographies: Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero; Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter; and The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln. After earning BA and MA degrees from Simmons University and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston, Larson earned a doctorate in American History at the University of New Hampshire, specializing in 19th and 20th century U.S. Women’s and African American history. She has consulted on feature film scripts—including Focus Features’ Harriet starring prize-winning Cynthia Erivo and Robert Redford’s The Conspirator—documentaries, museum exhibits, Virtual and Augmented Reality, curriculum guides, public history initiatives, tour guides, and numerous publications. Her award-winning consulting work includes Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State and National Historical Park, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All-American Road, and the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, NY. Dr. Larson has appeared on local, national and international television including the BBC, PBS, and C-Span, cable networks and most recently CBS Sunday Morning. She is frequently interviewed by local, national, and international radio programs and media outlets.

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March 21, 2022