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How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

How a Young Harriet Tubman Found Solace in Syncretic Religion

Tiya Miles on the Famed Abolitionist’s Early Spiritual Education

By Tiya Miles | June 18, 2024

How America's Natural Beauty Called Generations of Women to Action

How America's Natural Beauty Called Generations of Women to Action

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How the Survivors of Slavery Used Material Objects to Preserve Intergenerational Wisdom

How the Survivors of Slavery Used Material Objects to Preserve Intergenerational Wisdom

Tiya Miles Considers the Importance of Material Ownership in the Context of Black History

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The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs

The Fearless Truthtelling of Harriet Ann Jacobs

Tiya Miles on Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

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Uncovering the History of Slavery in Detroit

Uncovering the History of Slavery in Detroit

"We Owe it to Them, and Ourselves, to Bear Close Witness"

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