Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army.
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- Born in
- Dorchester County
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- 🏆 Maryland Women's Hall of Fame🏆 New Jersey Hall of Fame🏆 National Women's Hall of Fame
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Trending topics shown first"I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger."
"I had reasoned dis out in my mind; there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would have de oder; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for m…"
"Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman online at University of North Caroliina"
"I prayed all night long for my master. Till the first of March; and all the time he was bringing people to look at me, and trying to sell me. I changed my prayer. First of March I began to pray, 'Oh L…"
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1822
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Birth1913
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