Harriet Tubman would be amazed at the misinformation being diseminated about her efforts and organization. Much of it has developed in the last fifty years, put out by well-meaning people who fail to investigate and document long-after-the-fact anecdotes. Unfortunately, these myths are being taught as fact in some schools. One example is the website by Barbara Tyree, supposedly for "intermediate" Social Sciences, at: http://trackstar.hprtec.org/main/display.php3?track_id=9740. Or Click on: Tubman
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