A previously unknown portrait of a young Harriet Tubman continues to be exhibited.

The power of Harriet Tubman's portrait is real. The fugitive slaves risked their lives to return to the south many times and brought hundreds of enslaved northerners to the king of Thailand. She stared at the camera. Her eyes are clear, sharp and focused. Her tightly curled hair was neatly combed back from her face. But it was her expression full of strength, strength and pain that stopped the audience.

The Smithsonian Museum and the Library of Congress bought a rare photo of Harriet Tubman in the 1960s. Suddenly, there was a photo of Harriet Tubman when he was young. When I saw it, I was shocked. Ronnie Bang Qi, the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, said with a smile. He is talking about Tubman's portrait in an album by Emily Howland, an abolitionist in 65438+1960s.

"All of us have only seen her photos at the end of her life. She looks weak. She seems to be hunched over, and it is difficult to reconcile the image that Moses (one of Tubman's nicknames) leads people to freedom, "Bang Qi explained. "But when you saw this photo of her in her early forties, it was probably taken in 1868 or 1869. She is very fashionable. You won't let me tell people, "Harriet Tubman is very fashionable. "

However, Bang Qi, a historian with professional knowledge in the19th century, saw the portrait of a woman whom Americans thought they knew very well. She not only got rid of slavery, but also led hundreds of people to freedom along the underground railway. During the civil war, she also worked as a spy, nurse and cook for the federal army. 1863, in a raid in South Carolina, she also helped more than 700 African-Americans to be released, which earned her another nickname: General Tubman. Bang Qi said that this photo celebrates all aspects of Tubman's life.

This photo album was a gift from her friend Kelly Nichols to Emily Howland (above) on New Year's Day 1864. They all teach at Robert e lee's Todd camp school in Arlington manor. (Printing and Photography Department, Library of Congress, Washington, DC, 20540, USA) is full of youthful vitality. There is a feeling that you can really look at that photo and say,' Now I understand that this woman is very strong and resilient.' Such photos can do some things. First of all, "Bang Qi said," it reminds people that people like Harriet Tubman are ordinary people who have done extraordinary things. So, this means that you can also change the world. But I also think that one of the real challenges of history is that sometimes we forget to humanize the people we are talking about. I think this photo makes her more human in a way I never imagined.

In the photo, Tubman is wearing a pleated button-down shirt with flounces on his forearms and wrists, and an elegant skirt. Bang Qi said that this is obviously the dress of a middle-class black woman, and she can totally afford these clothes.

"She's in the federal * * *, being a spy, getting a pension, that sort of thing. But more importantly, she has a small farm, "Bang Qi explained," so she can sell eggs. But there is also the support of abolitionists. They will send her money to celebrate. I think the most important thing is that she must find a way to make a living, and she did.

Howland's photo album, including Tubman's portrait, was unveiled in the cultural relics hall of the museum this week. Bang Qi and the librarian Carla Hayden unveiled the pendant of the display cabinet in the main entrance area, and the previously unknown portrait of Tubman appeared in the photo album. The two institutions jointly bought it from Swan Auction House in new york. But as Hayden pointed out, the 49 photos in this album contain many photos of people who participated in education and abolished the death penalty and freedom, including Senator Charles Sumner, Lydia Maria julia child who abolished the death penalty and Colonel Charles William Forcen. There are also some photos of Howland, an African-American student who later became a teacher, former mayor of Washington, D.C. and abolitionist Seils Bowen.

"There is a young vitality. Ronnie, the founding curator of the museum? Bang Qi filmed Benjamin at 1868- 1869. f？ Harriet shot by Benjamin F. polson? A photo of Harriet Tubman, he said: "There is a feeling that you can really look at this photo and say,' Now I understand that this woman is very strong and resilient. (Library of Congress) Harriet Tubman was a reformer and pioneer, and a citizen who helped shape this country. Hayden said: "This amazing photo album gives us a new understanding of her life and dozens of other abolitionists, educators, veterans and leaders who have played a positive role in civil rights.

Rhea Combs, curator of the museum, said that this album was a gift from her friend Kelly Nichols to Emily Hall and her on New Year's Day in 1864. They all teach at Robert e lee's Todd camp school in Arlington manor.

"Emily Howland is an incredible woman. She is a Quaker and deeply religious. She was also an abolitionist and a participant in the women's suffrage movement. She even joined Todd's camp during the Civil War, "Combs explained. But she eventually moved to northern new york and started a school for free colored people. She has a rich and dynamic history in social justice, women's rights and African-American education. "

Howland lived in Auburn, new york, and Tubman lived there, which was known before. "Her photo was taken. The two women are friends and live very close. Historians in the museum imagine that after the civil war, a group of abolitionists got together and planned to continue fighting for justice in their lifetime.

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"I want them to see the promise and potential, and I want them to see what the spiritual essence of the museum is," she explained. "You look at the American story from an African-American perspective. You really have a chance to meet a young, determined Harriet Tubman and understand that she is part of the vocabulary of a community made up of blacks and whites, men and women. They help ensure that the United States fulfills its promises and tenants in the album Howl, which shocked museum historians. It contains the only known photo of John Willis Maynard, who was the first African-American to be elected to the United States Congress. His hairstyle is impeccable, with curly hair at the end of his beard.

Howland's photo album, which also includes photos of John Willis Maynard, was unveiled this week in the Cultural Relics Hall of the museum. (NMAAHC) When we saw the picture of John Maynard, I was shocked, because John was the first black man elected to Congress after the 15th Amendment was passed. "He is from Illinois, but he has moved to Louisiana and was elected as a member of Congress," said director Bang Qi. But his opponent challenged the election, and there was a debate about whether he should enter the House of Representatives. The picture of his speech in the House of Representatives is amazing. But they decided that neither he nor his opponent should be in the house, so they basically left their seats empty. Therefore, when he was elected for the first time, he did not actually become a member of the House of Representatives.

Bang Qi said that this photo is almost as exciting as Tubman's photo. However, he believes that the album Howl helps to tell people that one of the greatest moments in America was the abolition of slavery, which was promoted and initiated by enslaved and free African-Americans. He said, this is the best time for you to see America.

"You see people crossing racial lines, and you see people risking everything to say,' This is disgusting'." "A country built on freedom should not have slavery," Bang Qi said. So for me, it is these moments that remind us that when the United States is at its best, this kind of interracial alliance is crucial. "

Bang Qi said that he also likes people to see African-Americans believe in an America that doesn't believe in them. He said that they will ask the United States to realize the established ideals. Bang Qi said:

"This inspired me to fight all the battles today.

"Howland Album will be exhibited in the Museum of Cultural Relics on March 3 1 Sunday and 20 19; Then it will be permanently displayed in the exhibition "Slavery and Freedom" in the Museum History Gallery.