Harriet Tubman, Plaque

Title: Harriet Tubman, Plaque
Commemorates: Tubman, Harriet
Biographical Text: Bronze rectangular plaque with rounded top adhered to wall. Featuring embossed text and relief portrait of Tubman.

The plaque is located on the outside of the Cayuga County Courthouse in Auburn, NY. It was placed there on June 13th of 1914 by the citizens of Auburn to honor Tubman's bravery and efforts during the civil war. An 1890s photograph of Tubman was used as reference for the portrait at the plaque's top.
Text: IN MEMORY OF
HARRIET TUBMAN

BORN A SLAVE IN MARYLAND ABOUT 1821
DIED IN AUBURN, N.Y. MARCH 10TH, 1913

CALLED THE "MOSES" OF HER PEOPLE,
DURING THE CIVIL WAR. WITH RARE
COURAGE, SHE LED OVER THREE HUNDRED
NEGROES UP FROM SLAVERY TO FREEDOM,
AND RENDERED INVALUABLE SERVICE
AS NURSE AND SPY.

WITH IMPLICIT TRUST IN GOD
SHE BRAVED EVERY DANGER AND
OVERCAME EVERY OBSTACLE. WITHAL
SHE POSSESSED EXTRAORDINARY
FORESIGHT AND JUDGEMENT SO THAT
SHE TRUTHFULLY SAID -
"ON MY UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
I NEBBER RUN MY TRAIN OF DE DECK
AND I NEBBER LOS' A PASSENGER."

THIS TABLET IS ERECTED
BY THE CITIZENS OF AUBURN
1914
Date Created: 1914
Type: English Display; English Signage
Bibliographic Citation: "Group spruces up tribute to Tubman," The Post-Standard. Aug. 30, 2006.; In Memory of Harriet Tubman, The Historical Marker Database; Harriet Tubman Memorial Plaque (Auburn, New York), Contemporary Monuments To The Slave Past
Project Researcher: O'Neill, Iris

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Harriet Tubman, Plaque, August 1993

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