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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Edda L. Fields-Black on the Combahee River Raid

Harriet Tubman’s revolutionary Civil War raid and the power of preserving Black history in the face of political pushback.

by Edda Fields-Black, Janell Hobson via Ms. Magazine on June 2, 2025
Harriet Tubman and the Second South Carolina Volunteers Bring Freedom to the Combahee River

The story of how Harriet Tubman led 150 African American soldiers to rescue over 700 former slaves freed five months earlier by the Emancipation Proclamation.

by Edda Fields-Black via History Uncut on June 19, 2024

Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War

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The Radical Faith of Harriet Tubman

A new book conveys in dramatic detail what America’s Moses did to help abolish slavery. Another addresses the love of God and country that helped her do so.

by Casey N. Cep via The New Yorker on June 24, 2024

Mural of Harriet Tubman with arm outstretched

Harriet Tubman and the Most Important, Understudied Battle of the Civil War

Edda L. Fields-Black sets out to restore the Combahee River Raid to its proper place in Tubman’s life and in the war on slavery.

by Eric Herschthal via The New Republic on February 23, 2024

Who Owns Uncle Ben?

The roots of rice in South Carolina's Lowcountry are troubling and complicated. Today, we stir the pot.

by Shane Mitchell via The Bitter Southerner on June 6, 2017

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