The Harriet Tubman Monument
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.”
-Harriet Tubman
A labor of love! It is official the Harriet Tubman Monument is set to be unveiled on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1 PM, as part of a weekend long celebration of events, May 31 – June 2, at 901 Craven Street in Beaufort, S.C. Make plans to attend!
Calling all Black-owned Food Trucks/Food Vendors!
The Harriet Tubman Monument is set to be unveiled on Saturday, June 1, 2024, 1 PM, at 901 Craven Street in Beaufort, S.C. We will be highlighting food trucks and food vendors because history tells us Harriet Tubman owned a “cook house” in Beaufort, S.C. As a result, we will jury in 20 food trucks/vendors to take part at no charge. We invite you to complete this application for consideration.
APPLICATION DEADLINE: WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 2024
Click here to complete the application!
Photo Credit - Rivage
Ed Dwight’s Harriet Tubman Combahee River Raid Sculpture heading to Beaufort
A sculpture depicting Harriet Tubman’s heroic ventures will sit next to the 156 year old church on Craven Street in downtown Beaufort. Tabernacle Baptist is also the burial place of Robert Smalls, who was born a slave in Beaufort and became a Civil War hero and Congressman. A bust of Small is also on the church grounds.
Craven Street is steep in history. The old Beaufort Arsenal home of the Chamber of commerce’s visitor’s center and the Beaufort history Museum is a block east of the church. To the west is the Secession House, site of many informal discussions and formal meetings during the 1850’s to discuss withdrawal from the Union.
Tune in to the 217th Episode of Gullah/Geechee TV (GGTV) as we go to the ground breaking ceremony for the Harriet Tubman Monument in Beaufort, SC in the Gullah/Geechee Nation!
The Model of the Harriet Tubman Monument by sculptor Ed Dwight
was unveiled at the Tabernacle Baptist Church on Tuesday, October 16, 2017 at 12:00 noon.
Movie Reviews from the Private Pre-Release Screening of the movie Harriet in Bluffton, SC