News Release

Little Rock Central High School NHS to host online program on the life of Harriet Tubman

photo of Tina Martin Wyatt, the great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman and  Harriet Tubman biographer Kate Clifford Larson

Library of Congress/Kate Clifford Larson

News Release Date: August 14, 2020

Contact: David Kilton, 5013741957

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site - in partnership with Washitaw Foothills Youth Media Arts & Literacy Collective, Shelter-In-Place Virtual Film Series, Arkansas PBS and the Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement - presents a free online program featuring Harriet Tubman biographer Kate Clifford Larson and Tina Martin Wyatt, the great-great-great-grandniece of Tubman.

This special conversation will be broadcast on Sunday, August 23, 2020 at 6:00 p.m.; free tickets can be obtained via Eventbrite (search “Harriet (Descendants Talk Mini-Festival)”).

The 2019 film “Harriet” captivated audiences with the thrilling and inspirational life of this iconic American freedom fighter and tells the extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America’s greatest heroes. This film can be rented or streamed online/on-demand via several content providers at your discretion.

Dr. Kate Clifford Larson is a New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of three critically acclaimed biographies: Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero; Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter; and The Assassin’s Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln. She has consulted on feature film scripts – including Focus Features’ “Harriet”- documentaries, museum exhibits, curriculum guides, public history initiatives, and numerous publications. Her award-winning consulting work includes Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State and National Historical Park, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All-American Road, and the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, NY.

Ernestine "Tina" Martin Wyatt, Harriet Tubman's great-great-great grandniece, has served as a steward of her great-great grand-aunt’s legacy in recent years through her work as an educator, artist and museum researcher. Based in Washington, D.C., and raised in Buffalo, Wyatt was active in the formation of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Church Creek, Md., located in the heart of the Choptank River Region where the woman called “Moses” was born.

Access to the discussion site will be provided after successful registration; check the email used to register before the event for the appropriate link. For more information about the program, please call [phone] or email [e-mail].

Little Rock Central High School National Historic Site is located at 2120 W. Daisy L. Gatson Bates Drive, diagonally across the street from Central High School. The visitor center is open daily from 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. with free admission. Please check the park website – nps.gov/chsc – for access restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic.