HARRIET TUBMAN
Born as Araminta
Ross, a slave in Bucktown, Maryland, she became known by her mother's
name, Harriet. In 1844, she married John Tubman, a freed
slave. She became the most famous leader of the underground
railroad, which aided slaves feeing to the free states or to Canada.
She was called Moses, after the Biblical Moses who led the Jews from
Egypt. In the U.S. Civil War, Tubman served as a nurse, scout, and
spy for the Union army in South Carolina. After the war, she helped
raise money for black schools and became active in the women's rights
movement. In 1908, Tubman established a home in Auburn, New York for
elderly and needy blacks. A U.S. postage stamp bearing her portrait
was issued in 1978.
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