Harriet Tubman - The Beacon Of Hope

Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross about March 1822 and later known by the name she took in honor of her mother, was an American abolitionist, political activist, liberator, nurse, war hero, and human rights advocate. Born enslaved in Dorchester County, Maryland, to Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross, she married the free man John Tubman about 1844. In 1849, seeking escape from slavery and the fear of being sold south, she made a dangerous journey north and settled in Philadelphia. She then returned to Maryland despite the danger to rescue her family and made at least 13 missions that liberated about 70 enslaved people through the underground railroad, a network of antislavery activists and safe houses. Regarded as a fugitive who went behind enemy lines to free enslaved people, she was compared to a biblical hero and became known as Moses. In 1863, she led the Combahee River Raid in South Carolina, becoming the first woman in the war to lead an armed expedition and helping liberate more than 700 enslaved people. Later she was highly active in the women's suffrage movement and advocated aid for orphans, the poor, the sick, and the elderly near her home in Auburn, New York. Her legacy of commitment to true freedom and equality made her an icon of courage and determination.

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