Welcome

Join the Maryland Women's Heritage Center and Maryland Public Television for a special screening and discussion of Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom.

After the screening we'll have a conversation:

Meet our panel:

-- Moderator: Dr. Karsonya "Kaye" Wise Whitehead, host of "Today With Dr. Kaye" on WEAA; founder of the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice and associate professor, Communication and African American Studies, Department of Communication, Loyola University Maryland

--- Kate Clifford Larson, Ph.D., historian, scholar, and author, Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero

--- Ida E. Jones, Ph.D., archivist at Morgan State University and author, The Heart of the Race Problem: The Life of Kelly Miller; member, Maryland Women’s Heritage Board of Directors

--- Amy Rosenkrans, Ph.D., Social Studies teacher in Baltimore City Schools and secretary, Maryland Women’s Heritage Center Executive Board

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HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM is a rich and nuanced portrait of the woman known as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, who repeatedly risked her own life and freedom to liberate others from slavery. Born in Dorchester County, Maryland, 200 years ago — 2022 marks her bicentennial —Tubman escaped north to Philadelphia in 1849, covering more than 100 miles alone. Once there, Tubman became involved in the abolitionist movement, and through the Underground Railroad guided more than 70 enslaved people to freedom. The film goes beyond the legend of Tubman to explore what motivated her — including divine inspiration — to become one of the greatest freedom fighters in our nation’s history. Executive produced by Academy Award-nominated Stanley Nelson and Lynne Robinson, the film is produced and directed by Nelson and Nicole London. The film is narrated by Emmy® Award-winning actor Alfre Woodard. Actor Wendell Pierce is featured as the voice of abolitionist Frederick Douglass.