Historical Figure
Harriet Tubman
1822 – 1913
Born into slavery, escaped in 1849. Conductor of the Underground Railroad, making 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people. Union spy during the Civil War. Suffragist and women's rights advocate.
Study in Curriculum
Unit 4.5
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