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Picture courtesy of Cayuga Museum
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Harriet Tubman
"The Conductor"
By Carl A. Pierce
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In Memory of Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman Day

March 10, 1990 - 2006

Harriet Tubman Day was organized in the 1960’s and celebrated during the month of June (Father’s Day) by the late *Addie Clash Travers, Cambridge, Maryland. The day included a commemorative program at the historical Bazel Methodist Episcopal Church, Bucktown, Maryland. Vivian Abdur-Rahim met Aunt Addie during several visits to Dorchester County (1979-84), following telephone calls with Gloria Henry, Dorchester County Public Library in Cambridge. She later shared her idea with Mrs. Travers about Harriet Tubman Day, March 10, 1990.  Aunt Addie agreed and the Harriet Tubman Historical Society & The Harriet Tubman Association, Dorchester County, Maryland joined together and celebrated the first national Harriet Tubman Day including the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Freedom tour; the spiritual pilgrimage from Delaware to Dorchester County, and Banquet in Cambridge, Maryland, March 10, 1990.

March 10, 1989, The Harriet Tubman Historical Society contacted WILM to share the idea for the first national Harriet Tubman Day, and worked night and day making telephone calls, mailing 5,000 letters, throughout the country to elected officials, national organizations, schools, media, and the general public. Widespread support was received. After numerous responses from Governors, Mayors, and *Helen Smith, St. Catharines Ontario, Canada, and an interview with the News Journal Company. Sen. Joseph Biden, *Sen.William V. Roth and Rep. Thomas Carper (DE). Senator Joseph Biden and *Senator William Bill Roth sponsored (SJR. 257); Rep. Carper (DE) sponsored (HJR 479). March 10, 1990 was declared Harriet Tubman Day by the President and United States Congress. (PL 101-252). Mayors, Schools, Organizations, and St. Catharines, Ontario Canada celebrated Harriet Tubman Day, the first designated National Day for America’s heroine, Harriet Ross Tubman.  

The Harriet Tubman Historical Society’s goals are to support the first National Holiday to recognize the achievements and contributions of Women throughout the World, past and present.  March 10, Harriet Tubman Day is suggested for the first National Holiday during Women History Month. This day should focus on the contributions and achievements and issues that affect women and their families with goals to improve their quality of life during the 21st century. 

Addie Clash Travers, Cambridge, Maryland


Write:
Harriet Tubman National Holiday
P.O. Box 832127
Stone Mountain, GA 30083
Wilmington, DE
(302) 762-8010

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