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    an African-American abolitionist‚ humanitarian‚ and Union spy during the American Civil War. Her biggest accomplishment was her escape to freedom‚ and not only did she free herself‚ but also others. She was the most famous "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. Throughout a 10-year span‚ Tubman made more than 20 trips down to the South and led over 300 slaves from bondage to freedom. Perhaps the most shocking fact about Tubman’s journeys back and forth from the South was that she never lost a single

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    terms of integrity‚ charity‚ endurance‚ perseverance‚ and courage‚ she beats them all! Harriet Tubman‚ also known as Moses‚ risked her own life repeatedly for the lives of others. Harriet Tubman is the most well-known for her use of the ‘underground railroad’. On this dangerous mission she took upon herself‚ Harriet rescued three hundred slaves. She traveled repeatedly over swamps‚ where the weight of the water would suck you deep into its depths‚ thick wooded forest‚ where‚ at night‚ you couldn’t

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    The Life of Harriet Tubman Early Life Originally named Araminta‚ or "Minty‚" Harriet Tubman was born in early 1819 or 1820 on the plantation of Anthony Thompson‚ south of Madison in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Tubman was the fifth of nine children of Harriet "Rit" Green and Benjamin Ross‚ both slaves. Edward Brodas‚ the stepson of Anthony Thompson‚ claimed ownership of Rit and her children through his mother Mary Pattison Brodas Thompson. Ben Ross‚ the slave of Anthony Thompson‚ was a timber

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    Tubman was an African American who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom. She became a famous leader of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a secret system that helped slaves escape to the northern United States or to Canada . Admirers called her Tubman became a conductor on the underground railroad. She carried a gun and promised to use it on anyone who threatened the success of her operation. She was assisted by white and free black abolitionists

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    Harriet Tubman had very many impressive achievements. She was born in Dorchester county‚ Maryland in 1822‚ and was give. The name minty. After the Atlantic slave trade ended in 1808‚ great pressure was put on May lands Eastern Shore to provide slaves for the cotton fields in the Deep South. "Minty" then chose her mothers name which was Harriet and her husbands last name which was Tubman. When her master died‚ she made a decision that could change her life forever. "I had reasoned this out in my mind;

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    woman of the civil war era. Not only was she a conductor of the underground railroad‚ but she was a Union spymaster. What is a union spymaster you may ask ? Well a Union spymaster is the leading spy‚ or one of the leading spies of the Union. She demonstrated intelligence that could be considered advanced for the era‚ although espionage could have existed long before the civil war. Along with helping slaves through the underground railroad‚ she served as a spy for the union army. Harriet did not initially

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    Harriet Tubman Motivation

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    Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African american abolitionist woman who freed slaves and guided them through the Underground Railroad. Harriet is a brave individual who was a escaped slave that freed other slaves. She was courageous for being able to guide them by herself. First of all‚ Harriet was mistreated most of her life as a slave‚ but she wasn’t always a slave she escaped slavery in 1849 and she was brave enough to go back and free other slaves. Harriet was Quick and quiet when she would

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    Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester Maryland 1822‚ Harriett Tubman was born into an enslaved family‚ her mothers name was Harriett Rit Green and her father was Ben Ross they were both enslaved peoples. Harriett’s full name was Araminta Harriett Ross. When Harriett was 24 she had married a man named John Tubman‚ in honor of Araminta’s mother she around the time of marriage changed her name to Harriett. Any children that Harriett and John Tubman had‚ had were born enslaved and were not considered

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    Today I wanted to talk about a woman who is very heroic and changed the lives of many slaves‚ a woman named Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a woman who is famous for her hard work as an abolitionist and being the conductor of the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850’s. She helped many other slaves like herself escape to freedom. Harriet was a strong woman who was filled with determination‚strength‚passion‚ and patience. She was a true hero who wanted to serve people and she was extremely

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    They lead Harriet to Master Stuart being kind as they could be without blowing their cover. There was this mistress who Harriet used to do laundry for and she had helped her to find the Underground Railroad. She had approached a river‚ they called him the Quaker man‚ he let her hop into his boat and he rowed her across the river. On the other side of the river‚ Harriet found moss on a tree. For those who do not know‚ moss only grows on the north

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