Why Did Harriet Tubman Become An Abolitionist?

To begin with, Harriet Tubman also known as the “Black Moses” did many things to abolish slavery but one thing she is known for is being the conductor of the Underground Railroad. In any case, she faced much opposition such as people who wanted to capture her to people who had different mindsets and wanted to stop abolitionist in their steps. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in 1820 in Dorchester County Maryland she received no schooling throughout her childhood. When Harriet was twelve or thirteen she suffered an accident when an overseer became angry at another slave and threw a two pound weight at a slave. Since the overseer had bad aim he hit Harriet Tubman instead, and for the rest of her life she suffered from narcolepsy a sleeping sickness. First of all, Abolition is a movement when something that is bad is taken
The opposition faced many things from people in the south wanting to capture the abolitionist to people threatening to kill the abolitionist and their followers. She constantly went back to Maryland risking her life so that others could be free from slavery. One crucial objective my abolitionist accomplished was “(being) engaged in slave stealing activities” (Ebsco). Rather than, being like other free slaves Harriet went back to see and free slaves from the south to the north. Harriet Tubman faced being caught each time she went back for some slaves. At the same time, she had a 40,000 bounty on her head. She was on the wanted list and many people were looking out to find her as well as other slaves in the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman did many things to bring slavery to an end but one major thing she did was, becoming one of the lead conductors of the Underground Railroad. During the Civil War she was also a scout for the Union Army. Overall, this shows the many things my abolitionist did to put an abrupt halt to