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    Harriet Beecher Stowe is a wonderfully talented author and public figure. Her most notable work‚ Uncle Tom’s Cabin‚ was originally published in a newspaper in 1851. It focusses around Eliza‚ a slave who escapes to Canada with her son‚ and Tom‚ who is sold south. The books was incredibly successful‚ translated into 60 languages‚ and helped bring attention the the truth of slavery. It is even been said to have laid the groundwork for the Civil War. Her main passion was writing and she used literature

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    slaves it was not‚ Sojourner Truth‚ Soloman Northup‚ and Harriet Tubman tell their life stories. If the slaves are educated they are taken into the house to work. They are called slave householders. The master makes the slaves teach the children and they make sure that they give the slaves enough food to eat. Some masters that the slaves have are respectful to the blacks and take care of them if they do what they are supposed to. Slaves are

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    Per.1 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman was a spy in the Underground Railroad. Harriet would steal slaves from slave owners‚ to give them there freedom. Each slave was about one thousand dollars worth of flesh‚ bone‚ and muscle. Some fugitive slaves were fearless‚ trust worthy‚ and smart. Before she rescued the slaves‚ she had already figured out a plan to save the slaves because she was intelligent and eager to do something. Harriet Tubman was once a slave

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    Harriet Tubman was a leader that was helping slaves escape. They all had joined her because they all wanted to be free‚ some decided that maybe it wasn’t a good idea and had thoughts of turning around just because of the consequences of them getting caught. But Harriet Tubman had unique qualities that none of them had‚ the qualities that were necessary to be able to continue doing the tasks. Frederick Douglass also had some curiosity dealing with being enslaved‚ from his luck of being able to read

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    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

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    Harriet Tubman lived her life helping others achieve freedom. She was a conductor on the underground railroad and a leading abolitionist. She was viewed as a hero of the African-American community and more. Imagine being twelve and separated from your family. As a young child‚ Harriet was sold at least five times. Each time she was beat up giving her scars for the rest of her life. Even though she was a child she was doing jobs of an adult. For example‚ at the age of five Harriet was given the

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    Harriet Tubman‚ a key figure in the abolition movement during her time‚ made many contributions to this movement that have led us to where we are today. She solidified herself in history‚ nowadays even the average person recognizes her name and her brave journeys back and forth along the underground railroad. Despite this being the most known fact of her life‚ there are many other things she’s done that have gone unnoticed by the average person who likely hasn’t truly researched what her life was

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    account of Harriet Tubman uses mainly facts while The People Could Fly was primarily fictitious. Both of these texts were laden with some truth‚ but only one of them had fiction. They talk about the effects and hardships of slavery. Their main points were similar‚ but had many different variations. In the historical piece‚ Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad‚ the idea of escape is only a hope amongst the slaves‚ while in The People Could Fly‚ a slave does escape. Harriet Tubman: Conductor

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    To whom it may concern‚ Harriet Tubman should be named the Reformer of the Year for her work to end slavery. Slaves were getting beat‚ whipped‚ and children grew up with injuries that were never fixed or looked at by a doctor. Also‚ for the slaves that escaped‚ they couldn’t get an education and could not get a job. Many escaped slaves were poor and were captured and killed. Slaves need to be freed. Harriet Tubman worked hard to abolish slavery. She was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and

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    but‚ the runaway slaves still faced discrimination in the north. Like in modern railroads‚ the Underground railroad had conductors. The conductors helped to lead other runaway slaves to their freedom. The most famous conductor was Harriet Tubman. Childhood: Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 or 1821. No one really knows

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