jun 10, 1859 - US Senator William Seward sells Harriet Tubman house in Auburn, New York
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"In early 1859, abolitionist US Senator William H. Seward sold Tubman a small piece of land on the outskirts of Auburn, New York for US$1,200.[89] The city was a hotbed of antislavery activism, and Tubman seized the opportunity to deliver her parents from the harsh Canadian winters."-https://worldhistoryproject.org/1859/us-senator-william-seward-sells-harriet-tubman-house-in-auburn-new-yorkAdded to timeline:
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jun 10, 1859
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~ 166 years ago