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Harriet Tubman
Abolitionist & Liberator
1822 – 1913 · Dorchester County, Maryland, USA
“She walked into the dark again and again to bring others home.”
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Their life
Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in 1849 — and then did the unthinkable. She went back. Again and again she returned to the very country that would have killed her, guiding family, friends, and strangers north along the secret routes of the Underground Railroad. She was proud to say she never lost a single passenger.
During the Civil War she served as a scout, a nurse, and a spy, even leading an armed raid that freed more than seven hundred people in a single night. After the war she gave the rest of her long life to the poor, the elderly, and the cause of women's suffrage, opening her own home to those with nowhere else to go.
She carried wounds from her enslavement to the end of her days, yet her courage never dimmed. We honor her as a woman who turned her own freedom into a road others could follow — and who measured her wealth in the number of people she set free.
Known for
- Escaped slavery and returned repeatedly to free others
- Guided dozens to freedom via the Underground Railroad
- Served as a Union scout, nurse, and spy in the Civil War
- Led the Combahee River Raid, freeing over 700 people
- Advocated for women's suffrage in her later years
One piece of advice for the world
Once you have your own freedom, turn around and reach for someone else's — courage is only worth something when you spend it on others.
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