• Destination: Harriet Tubman – Cayuga, New York

  • Feb 24 2025
  • Length: 41 mins
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Destination: Harriet Tubman – Cayuga, New York

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  • Destination: Harriet Tubman Cayuga, New York Harriet Tubman & Cayuga, New York are both a story of resilience, commitment and dedication. Harriet Tubman chose Cayuga, New York as her home Choosing the city of Auburn as the place to settle with her family. After working on the Underground Railroad, she moved to Cayuga County. Although she is best known for her daring missions to free enslaved people via the Underground Railroad, her work as an activist in her new hometown is one not as well known. In her later years, Tubman settled in Cayuga County, NY, with her family. She continued to fight for justice, dedicating her life advocating for civil rights, women's suffrage, and providing care for those in need. Tubman's great, great, great grand-niece Deanna Stanford Walz shared, "Harriet was courageous to put her life in danger to not only be a spy in the armed forces but also to go back to Maryland to bring family and friends up north and into Canada; that's so courageous to care so much about your people to put your own life in danger to set them free and take care of them." On this show, Deanna talks with Annita about her great, great, great grand aunt and how she was dedicated to helping others. Also, during the Civil War, Tubman was a nurse, cook, and spy for the Union Army. She played a critical role in the Combahee River Raid in 1863, guiding Union forces to liberate over 700 enslaved people in South Carolina. She is the first woman in U.S. history to lead an armed military operation. As an activist and humanitarian she established the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged, assisting elderly and formerly enslaved people. She became an advocate for women's suffrage, aligning with leaders like Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Her speeches inspired many, as she linked the struggles of Black Americans with the broader fight for gender equality. Take a listen to the show and start planning your trip - www.tourcayuga.com Enjoy the photos from Annita's trip to walk the same streets as Harriet and visit her home. Take a look at our Harriet Tubman video.
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