Harriet Tubman and the Combahee River Raid

Harriet Tubman's life story of escaping enslavement, leading others to freedom and fighting for change is widely known. But her daring service as a spy for the U.S. Army during the Civil War is often overlooked. Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black shares her research and insights from her groundbreaking book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War. A direct descendant of a soldier who fought in the raid, Fields-Black unveils Tubman's command of spies, pilots and intelligence gathered from freedom seekers which led to a raid that liberated 756 enslaved people from bondage.