What You Don't Know About Harriet Tubman's Fight for Freedom!

Jermaine Fowler interviews Dr. Edda Fields Black, who brings Harriet Tubman down from the pedestal of myth and into the gritty reality of a freedom fighter who knew the swamps like the back of her hand. In her book, she traces Tubman’s footsteps in the Combahee River Raid, framed through her own deep roots in the Gullah Geechee community. Here, Tubman isn’t just a figure of lore, but a flesh-and-blood hero, whose battles and victories still echo in the struggles of today. Grab her book here: (https://www.amazon.com/Combee-Harriet-Tubman-Combahee-Freedom/dp/019755279X)

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00:00
Introduction to Dr. Etta Fields Black
01:11
Dr. Fields Black's Research on Rice Farmers in the Southern United States
03:33
The Importance of Oral History in African and African American Studies
06:42
The Vanishing of Gullah Geechee Culture
09:26
Personal Connection and Urgency in Preserving Endangered Histories
13:59
Uncovering Family History and Connection to Harriet Tubman
16:47
The Tragic Displacement of Gullah Geechee Communities
17:45
The Personal Connection and Sense of Urgency in Preserving Endangered Histories
23:57
Separating the Woman from the Myth: Harriet Tubman
26:04
The Tendency to Mythologize Historical Figures and the Need for Heroes
29:53
The Influence of Social Media and the Importance of Academic Research
34:31
The Combahee River Raid and Tubman's Role
45:10
Setting the Record Straight: The Documentation of the Combahee River Raid
50:39
The Raid and Liberation of Enslaved People
53:25
The Stories of Freedom Seekers and the Largest Slave Rebellion in US History
54:18
Poetic Justice and Liberation
55:43
The Awe of Freedom
57:01
The Liberation Force
57:50
Challenges for the Elderly and Women
58:08
The Difficulty of Escaping
59:45
Recreating the Conditions
01:00:11
Slavery as Hell
01:01:07
Enriching the Book with Personal Connection
The Combahee River Raid and Tubman's Role
45:10
Setting the Record Straight: The Documentation of the Combahee River Raid
50:39
The Raid and Liberation of Enslaved People
53:25
The Stories of Freedom Seekers and the Largest Slave Rebellion in US History
54:18
Poetic Justice and Liberation
55:43
The Awe of Freedom
57:01
The Liberation Force
57:50
Challenges for the Elderly and Women
58:08
The Difficulty of Escaping
59:45
Recreating the Conditions
01:00:11
Slavery as Hell
01:01:07
Enriching the Book with Personal Connection