Tell me a story about Harriet Tubman, a real story
Tell me a story about Harriet Tubman, a real story
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Harriet Tubman is best known for her role in the Underground Railroad, which was a network of safe houses and secret routes used by escaped slaves to travel from Southern states to Northern states and eventually to Canada in order to gain their freedom. As a young girl, Tubman was hit in the head with an iron bar by one of her masters and began to suffer from seizures; this made it possible for her to “suddenly hear or see danger” which gave her an advantage when she guided her fellow slaves to freedom. During the course of her work as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, Tubman helped over 70 people escape to freedom, often risking her own safety in the process. Her work earned her the moniker “Moses of her people.” Harriet Tubman later went on to fight for the Union Army during the American Civil War and become an advocate for the woman’s suffrage movement, inspiring many during her long and storied life.
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