Tuesday, March 20, 2007

Harriet Tubman, a very ambitious and determined woman, led approximately 300 slaves out of slavery by means of the undergroud railroad. She was known as a "conductor" on the railroad and made 19 trips back and forth to the south to help other slaves escape. Her whole life she had worked as a female slave, doing house work, or farming. Finally, she decided that she had had enough and during the night made plans with the other slaves to escape. At the time, most of the other African American slaves regarded her as a ruthless, go-getting role model to the others, however some felt that she was in way over her head. Of course the white population during her time considered her crazy and a terrible menace; there did exist the few who supported her bravery and courage to take on such a major task though. Today, she is regarded as an amazing woman who helped initiate the freedom of slaves and led to the fight that finally ended slavery. Harriet Tubman is honored all over the world for her determined, brave heart which helped her people out of slavery.

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html

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