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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.
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.
Died at the age of 55. Harriet Tubman: Abolitionist and humanitarian 1913-03-10 Buried at Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, NY. William Utermohlen: Artist 2007-03-27 Artist most famous for creating self-portraits of himself as he progressed through Alzheimer's disease. Died of aspiration pneumonia caused by dementia-related complications. Thomas W ...
Harriet Tubman made over 10 trips to guide her relatives and others to freedom.
Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist leader, was born in 1820, and contributed to the freedom of over 700 slaves during her service with the U.S. Army. - MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images
Dozens gathered on Veterans Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland’s Dorchester County for a formal ceremony making Tubman a one-star brigadier general in the ...
Harriet Tubman (1822–1913) was an American abolitionist and political activist. Tubman escaped slavery and rescued approximately 70 enslaved people, including members of her family and friends. Harriet Tubman's family includes her birth family, her two husbands, John Tubman and Nelson Davis, and her adopted daughter, Gertie Davis.
Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross; c. 1822 [12] – March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.