'To me that’s just startling, that this place in Maryland where she had been treated so harshly, she was able to separate the brutality of slavery from how she loved the land.' JProfessor spoke with Karen V. Hill, Director of the Harriet Tubman Home:
in Auburn, N.Y., and is overseeing a series of local programs relating to Harriet Tubman’s Bicentennial this year. In her leadership role, Hill has successfully pursued federal legislation to have Harriet Tubman’s homestead become one of the newest units of the National Park Service. The Harriet Tubman National Historical Park has the only extant resources related to the life and work of Harriet Tubman.
To me that’s just startling, that this place in Maryland where she had been treated so harshly, she was able to separate the brutality of slavery from how she loved the land. AARP ought to be lifting up Tubman as the symbol of the senior movement, as someone who made a difference when she was providing shelter so that seniors could age with dignity and grace with the Home for the Aged, because African Americans were not welcome at the Home for the Aged that existed in the area, and she understood that one’s personal health was really important. It had huge consequences, life outcome consequences. That’s why she made sure she built an infirmary.
When she met her second husband Nelson Davis, he was sickly, quite frankly, when he showed up at her house and she took him in as a boarder. She nursed him back to better health. I mean, he was truly in love with her and she with him, but she also understood what society expected of her. She was in his room all the time nursing him, and that doesn’t look so cool, people would start talking, so they got married. And he’s very dedicated to her.
I am disappointed that we did not prevail in the purchase of that photograph, and it really spoke to how our institutions still need to learn how to effectively partner with entities such as the Harriet Tubman Home and other nonprofits for the effective good of our history and what it is we’re trying to preserve. There is absolutely no reason whatsoever that the Museum–or the Library of Congress–could not have made it a triumvirate in the purchase and the acquisition of that photo.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
Courteney Cox Says She Had to Sell Her LA Mansion Because It Was HauntedThe Friends star explained that she didn't heed Carole King's warning about the home's supernatural activity.
続きを読む »
San Francisco Bartender Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run DriverA San Francisco bartender is fighting her life in the hospital after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver about three weeks ago as she rode her bike home.
続きを読む »
San Francisco Bartender Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run DriverA San Francisco bartender is fighting her life in the hospital after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver about three weeks ago as she rode her bike home.
続きを読む »
Love Island's Georgia Harrison denies she is pregnant with Joshua Ritchie's babyFormer Love Islanders Georgia Harrison and Joshua Ritchie tried to prank their fans on Thursday by seemingly claiming their were expecting a baby together
続きを読む »
Ukraine Exchange Student In Colorado Springs Faces Uncertain Future: 'She Can't Go Home'A 16-year-old Ukrainian exchange student has been living in Colorado Springs since August, but the ongoing crisis in Ukraine brings an unknown future, for not only the student but also for the student’s family who remains in Crimea.
続きを読む »
Courteney Cox claims she sold her LA home because it was haunted“I didn’t believe it at first,” she said, adding that her house once was owned by burlesque dancer Gypsy Rose Lee, as well as musician Carole King.
続きを読む »