Governor Moore Announces Discovery of Home at Harriet Tubman Birthplace
February 15, 2023
February 15, 2023
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Feb. 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Feb. 14, 2023:
Governor Wes Moore today joined local, state and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County to announce the discovery of a home where enslaved people lived on the Thompson Farm, the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. The discovery of the home--believed to be that of an enslaved overseer, possibly Jerry Manokey--follows the Ap . . .
Governor Wes Moore today joined local, state and federal partners at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Visitor Center in Dorchester County to announce the discovery of a home where enslaved people lived on the Thompson Farm, the birthplace of Harriet Tubman. The discovery of the home--believed to be that of an enslaved overseer, possibly Jerry Manokey--follows the Ap . . .