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Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people

Harriet Tubman, the Moses of her people

Harriet Tubman is the most widely recognized symbol of the . When  on September 17, 1849, Tubman was aided by members of the Underground Railroad. To her, freedom felt empty unless she could share it with people she loved so she resolved to go back and rescue friends and family. Harriet was nicknamed “Moses” by […]

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Who was Harriet Tubman?

Who was Harriet Tubman?

Harriet Tubman is an American hero and an icon of freedom, a five-foot-tall African American abolitionist who guided hundreds of slaves away from the bondage of slavery. She is the best known female abolitionist of antebellum American. Illiterate but profoundly religious,  into slavery between 1815 and 1825 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. Her birth […]

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Letter by Thomas Garrett

Letter by Thomas Garrett

In this letter famous abolitionist Thomas Garrett describes how Harriet Tubman became known to him and how she helped slaves escape. Source: Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman by Sarah Hopkins Bradford. WILMINGTON, 6th Mo., 1868. MY FRIEND: Thy favor of the 12th reached me yesterday, requesting such reminiscences as I could give respecting the […]

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