Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity

RESEARCH-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS FOR CONTEMPORARY PROBLEMS REGARDING RACE AND CIVIL RIGHTS

The Freedom Trail showcases the Underground Railroad and civil rights stops
The Freedom Trail showcases the Underground Railroad and civil rights stops
Two days after Harriet Tubman Day, the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail, which includes 12 historic markers around the city, was unveiled at Binghamton University's Downtown Center.

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Black History Month Spotlight: Sharon Bryant photo

Black History Month Spotlight: Sharon Bryant

Sharon Bryant is the associate director of the Harriet Tubman Center for the Study of Freedom and Equity and she is also the associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the Decker College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

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Honoring Black History: Freedom Trail photo

Honoring Black History: Freedom Trail

The center is currently installing 13 markers around the City of Binghamton that commemorate the people, places, and communities that fought for civil rights here locally: the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail.

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Honoring Black History: Freedom Trail

The center is currently installing 13 markers around the City of Binghamton that commemorate the people, places, and communities that fought for civil rights here locally. The project is called the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail.

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Thanks to all who joined us as we unveil a new historical marker honoring John W. Jackson “Bud Fowler” with the Binghamton Rumble Ponies on September 1st. Funded by NY State, City of Binghamton, Binghamton University and Tubman Center donors. 
First pitch: Photo 1, Photo 2, Photo 3

Governor Kathy Hochul pictured with Anne Bailey and Sharon Bryant of the Harriet Tubman Center also joined by President Stenger, highlights Southern Tier Regional Investments in FY 2024 Executive Budget in Johnson City.

February 22, 2023 - Johnson City, NY (Photo by Mike Groll/Office of Governor Kathy Hochul)

Thank you to our supporters of this effort!

Tubman Center unveils inaugural marker on Downtown Freedom Trail

In recognition of Harriet Tubman Day, the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity unveiled the first of 12 markers on the Downtown Binghamton Freedom Trail.

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Abolishing Slavery in the Age of Repair photo

Remembering the Victims of Slave Auctions

Dr. Anne Bailey, details one of the largest slave auctions in U.S. history, to memorialize human trafficking which took place in our downtown area and learn from the work of historians of slavery.
Lessons from the Covid Era photo

Rethinking the Future

The Harriet Tubman Center welcomes our 2nd annual speaker series featuring Dr. Wunmi Sadik, Dr. Leslie Alexander, and BU alumnus Henry Obispo.

Don't Focus On Statues, but It's a Good Place To Start | Opinion

There hasn't been enough connection between what goes on at an academic and intellectual level, and the general public. Listen to the lightly edited transcript of remarks made by Dr. Anne Bailey during a Newsweek podcast debate on confederate monuments. 

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Truth and Reconciliation Commission

An initiative of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity and the President's Office.

The commission’s recommendations will do much to enhance diversity on our campus and make Binghamton University a place that is truly welcoming and just.

- Harvey G. Stenger, President

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Statement of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity in Response to Anti-Asian Violence photo

Response to Anti-Asian Violence

Statement of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity in Response to Anti-Asian Violence

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Statement of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity in Response to the Murder of George Floyd photo

Response to the Murder of George Floyd

Statement of the Harriet Tubman Center for Freedom and Equity in Response to the Murder of George Floyd

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