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Harriet Tubman: An American Hero
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Please join DOI Office of Policy Analysis to learn about the life of Harriet Tubman, perhaps the most famous Underground Railroad conductor. Born on the eastern shore of Maryland in 1822, Tubman escaped slavery in 1849, fearing that she would be sold following the death of her enslaver. Recounting her liberation, Tubman recalled “there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land.” Longing for her family, Tubman made 13 rescue missions, leading about 70 family and friends to freedom. Her activism continued through the Civil War when she nursed the wounded, was a scout, cook, and spy, leading U.S. troops on a raid that liberated over 700 enslaved people. Tubman was an active suffragist and opened a Home for the Aged to care for impoverished elders. Today, two national parks honor her memory, along with the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and a Maryland state park. Popular culture references to her story have exploded in recent years.
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