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Harriet Tubman

             Best known as the "black moses" Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) is one .
             of the greatest women in American history. She was born on Maryland's .
             eastern shores. Born a slave her life was hard from the beginning. She .
             always wanted to escape and finally built up her courage to actually try.
             When she escaped it wasn't only for her benefit, it was for the benefit of .
             over 300 other slaves she helped free.
             Before helping others escape, Harriet wanted her husband to escape .
             with her but he would not. In fact, he told on her after she fled. She .
             never got caught. Her escape caused separation from her parents and .
             her brothers and sisters. Rarely did she return to her home area but .
             when she did she talked to her family. Her father actually blindfolded .
             himself when yearning to see Harriet so he could tell his master he had.
             not seen her. Her first marriage ended when she left as he remarried.
             Many years later she remarried a very good man, a former slave 20 .
             years younger than her.
             .
             Harriet spent her life serving others. She had many adventures helping.
             other slaves escape. One of her most difficult missions was having to re-.
             move torpedos from the water where they were escaping. Another time .
             many slaves with her were about to board boats. They were so terrified,.
             clinging onto the boats, that they wanted to go back as much as forward.
             Harriet started singing a Gospel song and it worked. It calmed them and.
             they sang along. Her own personal escape years earlier was uneventful .
             but brilliant. She simply walked past her master as if doing a task.
             Harriet had many obstacles to overcome during her incredible life.
             Early in childhood her mean master struck her on the head. Her scar .
             was a reminder as was her lifelong headaches. She also had sleeping .
             spells. She would fall asleep no matter where she was in a matter of .
             seconds. She was always poor but God always provided for her no.
             matter what the need.


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1. Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. ... Harriet was called Araminta as a child but later adopted the name of her mother, Harriet. Harriet Tubman's childhood influenced her antislavery views and led to her great work on the Underground Railroad. Although Harriet Tubman achieved historical importance primarily in this role, she was also a spy, nurse, feminist, social reformer, if indeed these terms can adequately describe her various activities. ... You can't talk about Harriet Tubman's heroics without revisiting the hel...

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Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most famous of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." ... Harriet returned to the South time and again. ... Abolitionist John Brown gave her the title "General Tubman. ... Tubman also established a care facility for the elderly in Auburn. Even though Tubman was not able to read or write, she published a biography with the help of her friend Sarah Bradford in 1869 called Scenes from the Life of Harriet Tubman, so that her achievements could be an inspiration to others. ...

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3. Harriet Tubman

Andre Edwards March 13, 2002 English II-7 The Most Famous Conductor of the Trackless Train Harriet Tubman the most active "Greatest Conductor- of "The Trackless Train-(U.s. News) and perhaps one of the best known and African-Americans during the Civil War. Many African Americans knew her as "Mos...

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5. Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was a slave who escaped through the "Underground Railroad". Tubman also helped more than three hundred slaves escape through the Underground Railroad. ... One day she was in Cambridge selling some crops, when she met John Tubman. ... In 1849, Harriet finally got her freedom. ... Harriet Tubman died in Auburn in 1913, at the age of ninety-three. ...

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6. Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad

" Harriet Tubman was one of the most interesting characters in our nation's history because of her strong desire for freedom despite the tremendous obstacles in her life. ... Araminta Ross, also known as Harriett Tubman, was born in Maryland around 1920 to slaves Harriett and Benjamin Tubman. ... She took on the last name of John Tubman and soon changed her name from Araminta to Harriet. ... While saving lives and leading thousands of black slaves to freedom, Harriet Tubman was well known and goes down in history as the Moses of the Underground Railroad. While Harriet Tubman go...

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7. Harriet Tubman

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8. Harriet Tubman

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