Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubmanwas an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth29 January 1820
CityDorchester County, MD
CountryUnited States of America