U.S. Postal Service Pays Homage to Heroes of the Underground Railroad With New Forever Stamps

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The U.S. Postal Service today celebrated the ingenuity, bravery, and resilience of 10 courageous men and women who helped guide enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safehouses in use before the Civil War.
The United States Postal Service is privileged to celebrate the ingenuity and resilience of the enslaved people and those who bravely assisted them in the face of adversity with the dedication of these new stamps."
Joining Stroman for the ceremony were master of ceremonies Angela Crenshaw, director of the Maryland Park Service; Joshua Kurtz, Maryland secretary of natural resources; Deanna Mitchell, superintendent of the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park; Millicent Sparks, actor, writer and performer; Kate Clifford Larson, historian, author and consultant; Daniel Hunter, author and activist; and Antonio Alcalá, art director for USPS who designed the stamps.
"I am honored to participate in this dedication that celebrates Harriet Tubman and other operatives of the Underground Railroad," said Sparks.