Harriet Tubman
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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist. She guided dozens of enslaved people to freedom.
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PersonalDetails
Born:
March 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland, United States
Died:
March 10, 1913 (aged 90–91) Auburn, New York, United States
Family:
Ross Ben Ross (mother), Harriet Greene (mother)
Spouse:
John Tubman​ ​(m. 1844; div. 1851)​, Nelson Davis ​​(m. 1869; died 1888)
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Trade marks
  • Known as the “Moses of her people”
  • A “conductor” on the Underground Railroad
Trivia

She freed 750 slaves with black Union troops.

of $40,000 for her capture or death.