As part of The Henry Ford’s annual recognition and celebration of Black History Month, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Dr. Edda L. Fields-Black, will discuss her new book, “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.”

Through this groundbreaking research, learn how Tubman, the intelligence she gathered, and her ring of spies, scouts, and pilots played a central role in the Combahee River Raid, one of the most dramatic episodes of the Civil War and the largest and most successful slave rebellion in U.S. history.



The program will be introduced by Heather Bruegl (Oneida/Stockbridge-Munsee), Curator of Political and Civic Engagement, and followed by a brief audience Q&A and book signing, with the opportunity to purchase a copy of “COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.”
This event is FREE and open to the public, but registration is required. Seats are limited.