African American Stamp Collection

America’s history books silenced and marginalized the trials, tribulations, contributions and achievements of African American’s to America’s very being. However, in the late 70's the United State's Postal Service made an effort to spread the truth about the contributions of African American made to the United States in a small put powerful way. The Black Heritage Series began in 1979 with the first stamp depicting the image of Harriet Tubman, a brave and courageous woman that risked her life so others could have freedom.
A small collection of U. S Postage Stamps from the Black Heritage Series: Harriet Tubman, Conductor in the Underground Railroad-1978, Malcolm X, Civil Rights Activist-1999, Carter G. Woodson, Historian-1984, Zora Neale Hurston, Writer-2003, Ethel L. Payne, Journalist-2002, Langston Hughes, Poet-2002, Marian Anderson, Opera-2005, Anna Julia Haywood Cooper, Educator-2009, Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice-2003, Charles W. Chestnutt, Writer-2008, Wilma Rudolph, Olympic Athlete.

Harriet Tubman's stamp is featured here.  Harriet Tubman's patriotism and contributions were silenced for centuries as mere footnotes in America's history books. This veil of silence began to change with a small piece of paper destined to travel the world and tell Harriet Tubman's story.

Harriet Tubman was the first image in the U. S. Postage Stamps Black Heritage series, which started 1978. Harriet Tubman was thought to be the Moses for African Americans enslaved in America. She risked her life and freedom to secure the freedom of her fellow American brothers and sisters enslaved by other Americans, and she severed valiantly as soldier and spy during the Civil War, leading a military operation known as the Combahee Ferry Raid.
To further show the contributions Harriet Tubman made to her country, in 2016 the United States Treasury made plans to add Harriet Tubman's image on the $20.00 bill.

Carter G. Woodson created African American History Week in 1926, its now observed for a month each February, his stamp is featured here.