Her most memorable appearances was at the organizing meeting of the National Association of Colored Women in 1896 in D.C. Two generations came together to celebrate the strength of black women and to continue their struggle for a life of dignity and respect. Harriet Tubman, the oldest member, was the embodiment of their strength and their struggle.
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After her death on March 10, 1913, Harriet Tubman was buried in Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, with military honors. She has since received man honors, including the naming of the Liberty Ship Harriet Tubman, christened in 1944 by Eleanor Roosevelt. On June 14, 1914. a large bronze plaque was placed at Cayuga Country Courthouse and a civic holiday declared in her honor. Freedom Park, a tribute to the memory of Harriet Tubman, opened in the summer of 1994, at 17 North Street in Auburn. In 1995, she was honored by the federal government with commemorative postage stamp bearing her name and likeness.
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