Edda Fields-Black: The Harriet Tubman you didn’t know
From Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda by Alan Alda
March 31, 2026 · 37 min · Season 33
About this episode
This episode explores the lesser-known contributions of Harriet Tubman during a significant raid in 1863 that freed hundreds of slaves.
The remarkable and little-known story of how Harriet Tubman played a critical role in a daring raid that in 1863 freed some 700 slaves from rice plantations along South Carolina’s Combahee River.
People in this episode
Host: Alan Alda
Guest: Edda Fields-Black
Topics covered
- Harriet Tubman
- Civil War
- slavery
- historical figures
- African American history
- Combahee River raid
Keywords
- Harriet Tubman
- Edda Fields-Black
- Combahee River
- slavery
- Civil War
- historical raid
- African American history
Mentioned in this episode
Places: Combahee River, South Carolina
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