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Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822 [1] – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist and social activist. [2] [3] After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, [4] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman, c. 1885. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park is a 480-acre (190 ha) National Park Service unit in the U.S. state of Maryland.It commemorates the life of former enslaved Harriet Tubman, who became an activist in the Underground Railroad prior to the American Civil War.
A worker on the Underground Railroad, Tubman made 13 trips to the South, helping to free over 70 people. She led people to the Northern free states and Canada. This helped Harriet Tubman gain the name "Moses of Her People". [46] Quaker abolitionist Levi Coffin and his wife Catherine helped more than 2,000 enslaved people escape to freedom.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park includes her birthplace, as well as Underground Railroad routes in three counties of Maryland's Eastern Shore. The sister park in Maryland was established first, on December 19, 2014, and incorporates much of the previously-authorized Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National ...
In 1850, Tubman began her famous work with the Underground Railroad, first organizing the escape of her sister Mary Ann and her family. In 1857, Tubman returned to Maryland and freed her parents.
Harriet Tubman made over 10 trips to guide her relatives and others to freedom.
Tubman's commemorative plaque in Auburn, New York, erected 1914. Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) [1] was an American abolitionist and social activist. [2] [3] After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, [4] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
She says of the experience, “I simply decided to follow the light and the spirit of Harriet Tubman.” This retiree walked 116 miles of the Underground Railroad, following 'the light and spirit ...