Virginia Tech Civil War Studies presents “Harriet”

The latest installment of the Civil War Film Series showcases the incredible life of Harriet Tubman. The movie portrays Tubman’s escape from slavery, her heroic journeys back into the South to guide other enslaved people to freedom, and the Civil War raid she led into the South Carolina Lowcountry.

Professor Erica Armstrong Dunbar will join us to discuss the history behind the film. Professor Dunbar is author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman (copies will be available for sale!), a lively, informative, and illustrated tribute to one of the most exceptional women in American history whose fearlessness and activism still resonate today. Professor Dunbar’s other books include National Book Award finalist Never Caught: The Washingtons’ Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge, and she is the main historical consultant and co-executive producer for HBO’s The Gilded Age.