Harriet Tubman's Spearmint Orange Spice Tea

• Made in the U.S.A.
• 20 bags, 0.06 oz each
• Clear 3 x 3 x 3 inches 100% recycled plastic cube
• Ingredients:
  • Dried honey
  • Orange peel
  • Spearmint
  • Natural flavor
  • Cinnamon
• Certified Organic, KSA Kosher, Non-GMO, Wheat Free, Vegetarian/Vegan
  

• Product Description

• Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross, was truly a great American. Known mostly for her work on the Underground Railroad, she was also a scout, a spy, and a nurse for the Union.  As the "Conductor" of "The Underground Railroad," she never lost a fugitive or allowed one to be turned back. Indulge yourself in a cup of freshly brewed Spearmint Orange Spice Tea in her honor.

In the early 1830s, the term "Underground Railroad" came into use as the system that led enslaved African Americans to freedom. Harriet Tubman was one of the most well-known "conductors" on the railroad who helped hundreds of others to escape slavery once she herself had escaped. As an abolitionist, suffragist, Civil War nurse, commander, and freedom agent, Tubman’s contribution to the causes of universal freedom and equality ranks her among the nation’s most significant agents of change.

After the war, Tubman received a widow’s pension, later petitioning Congress for additional benefits for her own service to the U.S. Army. Her claim was eventually successful, and she received an increase to her pension to twenty-five dollars per month.

Among its vast holdings, the National Archives keeps materials relating to the Underground Railroad; the pension claim and supporting documents that Harriet Tubman submitted to Congress; and the bill granting the increase of her pension, along with a wealth of resources documenting the African American experience and women’s history.