"Harriet Tubman - From the Railroad to a Spy" Documentary

Produced by Sankofa Communications and Lowcountry Gullah

“Harriet Tubman — From the Railroad to a Spy” is now available for online viewing, and South Carolina ETV and Public Radio (SCETV) will distribute the program to public television stations across the U.S. in March, bringing Tubman’s extraordinary story to viewers nationwide. This documentary is a production of Hilton Head Island's Sankofa Communications and Lowcountry Gullah.

Beaufort resident Harriet Tubman is widely known for her courageous work on the Underground Railroad, but her role as a Union Army scout and spy during the Civil War remains one of the most overlooked chapters of her remarkable life. “Harriet Tubman — From the Railroad to a Spy” sheds light on her daring missions, including the 1863 Combahee River Raid in South Carolina, which freed more than 750 enslaved people in the largest single emancipation event of the war.

Be sure to see the traveling exhibit of "Harriet Tubman - Journey to Freedom" at Historic Mitchelville Freedom Park. This sculpture is on exhibit through April.