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The podcast is one part of Virginia Tourism Corporation’s just launched Virginia Freedom Seekers Project, an ongoing initial effort to help promote African American heritage and cultural tourism throughout the Commonwealth, as well as contextualize Virginia’s history and the importance of telling untold and under told stories. This project is funded by the Virginia Tourism Corporation and is supported by the Virginia Film Office. “Following Harriet” is a production from creative services studio INGREDIENT with writer/director Tanya Ott and executive producer Tanner Latham. Jessica Millward, Associate Professor of History, University of California Irvine, author of Finding Charity’s Folk: Enslaved and Free Black Women in Maryland.Catherine Clinton, Denman Chair of American History at the University of Texas in San Antonio, author of Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom.Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Charles and Mary Beard Professor of History, Rutgers University, author of She Came to Slay: The Life and Times of Harriet Tubman.Robin Reed, Director, Casemate Museum, Fort Monroe.Eola Dance, Chief of Resources Management at Colonial National Historical Park, Fort Monroe.Elvatrice Belsches, Guest Museum Educator with the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia.Stephanie Arduini, Director of Education, American Civil War Museum.

Niya Bates, Director of African American History, Monticello.Gayle Jessup White, Community Engagement Officer, Monticello.Ed Ayers, Tucker-Boatwright Professor of the Humanities, President Emeritus, University of Richmond.Rhiannon Giddens, Musician and Activist.Fort Monroe National Monument, Fort Monroe, VA.American Civil War Museum, Richmond, VA.Virginia locations featured in the podcast include: Through interviews with leading historians, educators and the director of the film Harriet, it puts the American icon in a broader context and examines the 19th Century experience of African Americans, especially at major historical sites in Virginia. Narrated by broadcaster, author, and beloved TED talk speaker Celeste Headlee, “Following Harriet” goes into the life of Tubman, considered one of the bravest and most extraordinary women in our country’s history. To coincide with the upcoming Focus Features film Harriet, “ Following Harriet,” a podcast that takes a closer look at the life of Harriet Tubman, debuts on all podcast channels on Oct.