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Source: NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"

Roundup

8-12-05

Harriet Tubman ancestors welcomed in Ghana (4min)

Two great grand-nieces of Underground Railroad heroine Harriet Tubman are heading to Ghana, where their ancestor will be honored with a festival, statue dedication and street re-naming in the capital, Accra.

Read entire article at NPR "News & Notes with Ed Gordon"