Escaped slave who became an abolitionist and Union spy during the Civil War and rescued over 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses that aided runaway slaves. She also acted as a nurse for Union soldiers during the Civil War. After the war, she fought for women's suffrage.
Before Fame She worked as a slave for James Cook, checking muskrat traps in the marshes. Read More...
This Mom Doesn't Want to Change Her Son’s Last Name for an InheritanceBy Jennifer FarringtonPublished Aug. 21 2023, 2:19 p.m. ET
Source: Getty Images;Reddit/@GeorgeMcMinty Imagine learning that the child you had out of wedlock (and cared for by yourself) was entitled to a substantial inheritance. How, you wonder? His biological father, whom he had no relationship with, was born into wealth. But, in order for your child to be named as an heir to his father’s family fortune, you’d have to change his last name to his, essentially changing his identity. Read More...
Obama addresses the party faithful on Tuesday evening. He is expected to pay tribute to outgoing President Joe Biden, who served as Obama’s vice president for eight years. He used his well-known rhetorical powers to deliver a thundering endorsement of the Democratic presidential nominee, Harris. Obama, who got his political start in Chicago, has kept a low profile since leaving office in January 2017. But he remained a broadly popular public figure and one of the most powerful voices on the political left. Read More...