Harriet Tubman
Subtitle: Myth, Memory, and History
Publisher: Duke University Press
Published: October 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 409
ISBN-13: 9780822340522
Subjects: Biography: general; Black studies; Slavery & emancipation; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; USA; Cultural Heritage; People of Color; African American Studies; Gender Studies/Feminist Theory; History, U.S.; 1820?-1913; Influence; Public opinion; Tubman, Harriet,
Description: Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory, and History tells the fascinating story of Harriet Tubman's life as an American icon. The distinguished historian Milton C. Sernett compares the larger-than-life symbolic Tubman with the actual "historical" Tubman. He does so not to diminish Tubman's achievements but rather to explore the interplay of history and myth in our national consciousness. Analyzing how the Tubman icon has changed over time, Sernett shows that the various constructions of the "Black Moses" reveal as much about their creators as they do about Tubman herself.