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Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist.
Jun 22, 2024 · Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led dozens of enslaved people to freedom in the North along the route of the Underground Railroad.
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- Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. She led hundreds of enslaved peopl...
- Harriet Tubman is credited with conducting upward of 300 enslaved people along the Underground Railroad from the American South to Canada. She show...
- In addition to leading more than 300 enslaved people to freedom, Harriet Tubman helped ensure the final defeat of slavery in the United States by a...
Oct 29, 2009 · Learn about Harriet Tubman, an escaped enslaved woman who became a leader of the Underground Railroad, a nurse, a spy and a suffragist. Discover her life story, achievements and challenges in this comprehensive biography.
Dec 11, 2023 · Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a leading abolitionist and famed conductor of the Underground Railroad. Learn about her family and famous quotes.
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Feb 5, 2014 · Learn about the life and achievements of Harriet Tubman, a leading abolitionist and Underground Railroad "conductor" who escaped from enslavement in the US and settled in Canada. Find out how she helped hundreds of freedom-seekers, supported John Brown's rebellion, and faced health challenges.
First a nurse, laundress and cook, now a spy and scout, Harriet Tubman also became the first woman in US history to lead a military expedition when she led Black troops in the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina in 1863.
Harriet Tubman. 1822-1913. By Shay Dawson, NWHM Predoctoral Fellow in Gender Studies l 2022-2024. Tubman was born into slavery in 1822, and later escaped from Dorchester County, Maryland to Philadelphia where she lived as a freewoman. Once free, Tubman dedicated her life to the abolition of slavery as a conductor on the Underground Railroad.
