Most people know of Harriet Tubman as an abolitionist, as she was, but outside of her work to free the enslaved, she was, like most Black women, multifaceted. Still, her work as the leader of the Underground Railroad will forever solidify her as not just a Black American icon, but a global one. September represented International Underground Railroad Month. According to the National Park Service , the first month of Fall was selected to represent International Underground Railroad Month because it was the month that two of the most well-known freedom seekers and Underground Railroad operatives, Tubman and Frederick Douglas, escaped from slavery. While the idea of an International Underground Railroad Month is relatively new, only enacted in 2019, first by the state of Maryland. Auburn, N.Y., Harriet Tubman’s chosen home, is currently in the midst of a major preservation effort. FAM and the Cayuga County Office of Tourism recently gave an up-close and personal experience of the...