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An exhibit and conversation examining the relationship between Harriet Tubman and her husband, John Tubman. This upcoming exhibit proposes that Harriet Tubman was a survivor of domestic violence.
In 1844 at the age of 25, Harriet Tubman married John Tubman, a free African American who did not share her dream. (Scenes in the life of Harriet Tubman, 1993)
Using this October, Domestic Violence Awareness Month, the Museum of Women's Resistance at Black Women's Blueprint will reintroduce Harriet Tubman as a full and complex human being with a personal narrative inextricably linked to the broader, more palatable, political narrative surrounding her life. The Exhibit is interactive as attendees become participants in acknowledging and honoring what we believe to be a new legacy of resistance by Harriet Tubman.
Presenting information found in various research papers and books that give some detail about the dynamics of the relationship between Harriet and her husband, John Tubman, the exhibit proposes that Harriet Tubman was a survivor of domestic violence. It problematizes the practice of presenting historical Black women as one dimensional characters while excluding aspects of their existence relevant to women's other lived experiences. The exhibit reframes Harriet Tubman's journeys and circumstances, giving new life and bringing new depth to the personal and political experiences of Black foremothers while making connections to contemporary African-American women's struggles with domestic violence. The exhibit positions these struggles squarely in the midst of today's movement to end domestic violence, and gives full relevance to the complexities of Black women's private and public lives, past and present.
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LocationMuseum of Women's Resistance (View)
279 Empire Boulevard
Brooklyn, NY 11225
United States
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