A biography of the slave who won her freedom in a California courtroom, and bought a house that she used to help people in need as an ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.

Before John Glenn orbited the Earth or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of professionals worked as 'Human Computers,' calculating the flight paths that would enable these historic achievements. Among these were a coterie of bright, talented African-American women. Segregated from their white counterparts by Jim Crow laws, these 'colored computers,' as they were known, used slide rules, adding machines, and pencil and paper to support America's...

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Presents the life of the African American woman who worked tirelessly to help other African Americans succeed and became the first female bank president in the United States.