Edda Fields-Black, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, has recently won the Pulitzer Prize for her book "COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War." Her passion for history began at a young age when she recorded her family's history under her mother's guidance. The book details the significant role of Harriet Tubman in the largest slave rebellion in U.S. history, using firsthand accounts to bring to light this crucial chapter in American history. Fields-Black emphasizes that her recognition is a triumph for her ancestors' stories.
"It's a form of validation, almost, that these stories are important and that they must be told with the backing of the Pulitzer Prize, even under these very difficult circumstances."
"I was around 8 years old when my mom had me record our family's history, which sparked my enduring curiosity about the past."
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