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Steps retraced: Historian to trek Tubman's journey from Maryland to Canada

Nbcwashington · · 293 words · By Dominique Moody
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What to know about Steps retraced: Historian to trek Tubman's journey from Maryland to Canada

In 1996, Anthony Cohen embarked on a 750-mile walk from Maryland to Canada.

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What happened

In 1996, Anthony Cohen embarked on a 750-mile walk from Maryland to Canada.

Why it matters

Thirty years later, the historian will once again make that journey through America, retracing Harriet Tubman's well-traveled path through the Underground Railroad.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 6 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “As for Cohen, he’s gearing up to embark on his second on-foot journey to Canada, which is set to begin May 4 and end July 4.”
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One web search result confirms Cohen is preparing for a second walk, but it does not explicitly state the 'May 4 to July 4' dates in the snippet provided; however, it corroborates the intent to walk again. The specific dates are not found in other sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — For the second time in his 63 years, Cohen will “Walk to Freedom” along the same path that so many enslaved African Americans traveled during slavery. The historian plans to walk 750 miles at a pace o…
https://www.mymcmedia.org/germantown-historian-prepares-to-w…
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web search NEUTRAL — Fireworks displays will take place at the Han River Port area, while the main grandstand and stage will be located along Tran Hung Dao Street, opposite the fireworks launching site—continuing the fami…
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web search NEUTRAL — Payments are issued on the dates listed, but may take a few days to arrive. Posted cheques may take longer than direct deposit. Please wait 5 to 10 business days before contacting the program. On this…
https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/calendar.html
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Claim 2: “The statue’s only stop in Virginia came before the walk, in Fredericksburg.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general information about the movie 'Harriet' and Harriet Tubman's biography; none of the sources mention the statue's specific stop in Fredericksburg, Virginia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the United States, abolitionism, the movement that sought to end slavery in the country, was active from the colonial era until the American Civil War, the end of which brought about the abolition …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism_in_the_United_Sta…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet "Moses" Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Uncle Tom's Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly is an anti-slavery novel by American author Harriet Beecher Stowe. Published in two volumes in 1852, the novel had a profound effect on attitudes toward Afr…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Tom's_Cabin
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Claim 3: “Accompanying Cohen on his tread through America will be a 2,000-pound statue depicting Tubman and her niece called the Harriet Tubman Journey to Freedom.”
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Two independent web sources confirm the existence of the 2,000-pound statue titled 'Harriet Tubman: Journey to Freedom' depicting Tubman and a girl/niece and its association with the journey.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet is a 2019 American biographical film directed by Kasi Lemmons, who also wrote the screenplay with Gregory Allen Howard. It stars Cynthia Erivo as abolitionist Harriet Tubman, with Leslie Odom …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_(film)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet "Moses" Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximate…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Tubman escaped slavery and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people, including members of her family and friends. Harrie…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman's_family
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Claim 4: ““The Rappahannock River, which we talked about earlier,” Joy Crump of the Fredericksburg City Council said. “Ten-thousand enslaved Americans self-emancipated to freedom.””
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The evidence provided for this claim contains general information about the number 10, a restaurant, and the Rappahannock River, but does not contain the quote from Joy Crump or the specific statistic regarding 10,000 enslaved Americans self-emancipating via that river.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Powhatan people () are Indigenous peoples of the Northeastern Woodlands who belong to member tribes of the Powhatan Confederacy, or Tsenacommacah. They are Algonquian peoples whose historic territorie…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Rappahannock River is a river in eastern Virginia, in the United States, approximately 195 miles (314 km) in length. It traverses the entire northern part of the state, from the Blue Ridge Mountai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Second Battle of Rappahannock Station took place on November 7, 1863, near the village of Rappahannock Station (now Remington, Virginia), on the Orange and Alexandria Railroad. It was between Conf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_Battle_of_Rappahannock_…
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Claim 5: “Thirty years later, the historian will once again make that journey through America, retracing Harriet Tubman's well-traveled path through the Underground Railroad.”
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The claim that Anthony Cohen is currently retracing the path thirty years later is mentioned in one specific news article. Other sources confirm he did it in 1996, but only one source describes the current return journey.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack album to the 2019 film Harriet directed by Kasi Lemmons starring Cynthia Erivo, Leslie Odom Jr., Joe Alwyn and Janelle Monáe. The film sc…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_(soundtrack)
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harriet Elisabeth Beecher Stowe (; June 14, 1811 – July 1, 1896) was an American author and abolitionist. She came from the religious Beecher family and wrote the popular novel Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Beecher_Stowe
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Susan_B._Anthony
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Claim 6: “In 1996, Anthony Cohen embarked on a 750-mile walk from Maryland to Canada.”
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Two different web search results provide conflicting distances for the 1996 walk: one states it was a '750-mile walk', while another states he 'traveled 1,200 miles from Maryland to Canada on foot, boat and rail'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 Maryland gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 2014, to elect the governor and lieutenant governor of Maryland. Incumbent Democratic governor Martin O'Malley was term-limited and c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Cole Hinton Anthony (born May 15, 2000) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Precambrian ( pree-KAM-bree-ən, -⁠KAYM-; pre-Cambrian, or Cryptozoic, sometimes abbreviated pꞒ or PreꞒ) is the earliest part of Earth's history, set before the current Phanerozoic Eon. The Precam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Precambrian
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