Growing Younger with Harriet Tubman

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Growing Younger with Harriet Tubman

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21 minutes

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Apr 28, 2020

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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and film director Kasi Lemmons love Harriet Tubman, but they weren't in love with her portrait as an older woman in a heavy dark dress. Then Hayden got a call.

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https://npg.si.edu/podcasts/harriet-tubman

Released:

Apr 28, 2020

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Growing Younger with Harriet Tubman

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