Harriet Tubman descendant Deidre Stanford stands at the doorway of the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church before the start of the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn March 10.
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Descendants of Harriet Tubman and children listen to keynote speaker the Rev. Paris V. Price during the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
AUBURN — The community marked Harriet Tubman Day on Tuesday by also honoring two women who ensured the abolitionist's legacy would be preserved in her chosen hometown.
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A memorial table honors the lives and legacies of Karen Hill, president and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home, and Pauline Copes Johnson, a great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, at the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
Harriet Tubman descendant Deidre Stanford stands at the doorway of the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church before the start of the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn March 10.
Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV
A young girl colors at the children's crafts table before the start of the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony at the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church on Parker Street in Auburn March 10.
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Ahna Wilson, superintendent of Harriet Tubman National Historical Park in Auburn, greets guests in front of the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church before the start of the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony on March 10.
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People gather for the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony at the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church on Parker Street in Auburn March 10.
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Descendants of Harriet Tubman and children listen to keynote speaker the Rev. Paris V. Price during the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV
Keynote speaker the Rev. Paris V. Price addresses the audience during the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn March 10.
Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV
A memorial table honors the lives and legacies of Karen Hill, president and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home, and Pauline Copes Johnson, a great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, at the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
Kevin Rivoli, Ë®¹ûÅÉAV
Government reporter Robert Harding can be reached at (315) 282-2220 or robert.harding@lee.net. Follow him on X @RobertHarding.
A memorial table honors the lives and legacies of Karen Hill, president and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home, and Pauline Copes Johnson, a great-great-grandniece of Harriet Tubman, at the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
Harriet Tubman descendant Deidre Stanford stands at the doorway of the historic Thompson Memorial AME Zion Church before the start of the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn March 10.
Descendants of Harriet Tubman and children listen to keynote speaker the Rev. Paris V. Price during the Harriet Tubman Day ceremony in Auburn on March 10.
