Living History @ Home: Black Women and the Civil War

Living History Days at N-YHS
Living History @ Home: Black Women and the Civil War
Join us online! | Wednesday, November 11 | 1-2 pm ET

All ages 

Black women have long  subverted racist and sexist policies and played important roles in the work of the United States military. This Veterans Day, join us via Zoom to talk about the military career of a legendary freedom fighter: Harriet Tubman. Learn about Tubman’s work as a nurse and spy, and her work leading soldiers at the 1863 Combahee River Raid, which liberated over 700 enslaved persons. 

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New-York Historical is now open to visitors—learn more. The DiMenna Children's History Museum remains temporarily closed. 

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