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Smithsonian To Receive Harriet Tubman Collection

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Mar 10, 2010 8:13 am US/Eastern

Smithsonian To Receive Harriet Tubman Collection

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Harriet Tubman, who operated the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape to freedom, will have a prominent place at the Smithsonian's future black history museum.

On Wednesday, the National Museum of African American History and Culture will add about 40 objects from Tubman's life to its collection.

Curator Jacquelyn Serwer says the items are personal and include Tubman's favorite hymnal and a shawl given to her by Queen Victoria.

The collection is being donated by Charles L. Blockson, founder and curator of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University.

Tubman was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore. After escaping in 1849, Tubman led countless slaves out of the South to freedom. The donation coincides with the anniversary of her death, March 10, 1913.