The Photographic Life
of Harriet Tubman
HARRIET TUBMAN YWCA
THE HARRIET TUBMAN YWCA IN DURHAM SERVED AS A SPACE FOR BLACK WOMEN TO ORGANIZE FOR CIVIL AND WOMENS RIGHTS AND SIMPLY SPEND TIME WITH ONE ANOTHER DURING SEGREGATION.
Using the slider tool it can be seen that the Harriet Tubman YWCA never looked like the blueprints imagined it to. This is probably due to lack of funding.
Durham Preservation of African American Sites
The City of Durham had plans to demolish the Harriet Tubman YWCA in 2018 until the director of Preservation Durham talked about the building's significance and mentioned it was in a 2012 inventory of African-American sites in Durham. As of now, the building is safe.
News Credit: IndyWeek
The image below shows the religious emphasis at the Dedication of the Harriet Tubman Branch of the YWCA, and this mirrors Tubman's personal experience with religion.
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The images below show pamphlets used to advertise the YWCA, and they highlight the YWCA's vision of community and female empowerment.
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The Carolina Times article below shows women participating in classes at the Harriet Tubman YWCA.
The below document and newspaper article demonstrate the connection the Durham community and educational institutions used to have with the Harriet Tubman YWCA. In the image students from Duke University and North Carolina College are helping paint the YWCA. This strongly contrasts with present times, because this historic building was almost demolished, and most students are unaware of its existence.
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