The Grio
| February 22, 2013
Harriet Tubman descendant continues powerful legacy
Pauline Copes-Johnson,85, is the great-grandniece, and her daughter Deirdre Stanford, 64, is the great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman. Copes-Johnson has been giving presentations about Harriet Tubman’s life for over ten years. Tubman is recognized as one of the 'conductors' of the Underground Railroad. TheGrio.com reports.