A Visit with Aunt Harriet

The negro spiritual, "Go Down Moses", which everyone who attended the storytelling about Harriet Tubman today sang, was written about that proud woman of the Underground Railroad. The slaves would sing songs to one another in the fields, letting each other know when another trip North to Freedom with Harriet"Moses" Tubman, would pass through their plantation. She risked her life 19 times over a period of 10 years, and she was successful in every trip she made, saving 300 slaves. Harriet led them all to the safety of Canada, where many stayed even after the war, making a new home.
Karol Brown has been researching her role as Harriet Tubman for 10 years and her partner, James accompanies her with a lovey tenor voice, interspersing songs throughout the reenactment of Harriet's life.
For those of you who missed this wonderful free program for Black History Month provided by the Renton Historical Museum here in Downtown Renton, there will be a program entitled "Harriet Tubman - Woman of Action", March 9,10 Theatre on the Square(On Broadway between 9th and 11th) Downtown Tacoma, 2pm and 7 pm. Tickets are $15 ($3 of each ticket to be donated to the Pierce County Aids Foundation Unity Now Program.
www.VisitHarrietTubman.com
BrownToneStorytellers@gmail.com

PS. Don't forget - Feb. 28. "Rosa Parks" Speaker Program at the Museum - Don't Miss!

A Visit with Aunt Harriet

"Moses" was her nickname - she took 19 trips to the South and freed over 300 slaves in a 10 year period of her life. Harriet Tubman told Frederick Douglas that she never lost a passenger on her Underground Railroad. A fearless woman in a time that was fraught with perils for anyone of color, let alone a woman who suffered from seizures that made her fall fast asleep. The injury was caused when she stood between a field hand and an angry master. A two pound weight was thrown and landed on her head. That would have stopped most anyone but never Harriet.
Saturday, February 14th at 11:00 am, Karol and James Brown present "A Visit with Aunt Harriet" at the Renton Historical Museum. This is a free program and I cannot stress enough how wonderful every offering on the museum's Speaker Program has been - and I am certain that this will make a nice addition to your Valentine's Day morning.

Renton Historical Museum (425)255-2330
235 Mill Ave. South, Downtown Renton
info@rentonhistory.org

(Photo: Harriet Tubman, 1913 from bobster1985/Flickr)