Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

CIVIL RIGHTS LEADER

Escaped slave who became an abolitionist and Union spy during the Civil War and rescued over 300 slaves using the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses that aided runaway slaves. She also fought for women's suffrage after the end of the Civil War.

  • When was
    Harriet Tubman born?

    Harriet Tubman was born on Saturday, January 29, 1820

  • Where was
    Harriet Tubman born?

    Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland

  • How old is
    Harriet Tubman?

    Harriet Tubman is 204

Best Quotes

  • I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom. I was a stran...
  • I looked at my hands, to see if I was de same person now I was free. Dere was such a glory ober eberything, de sun came like gold trou de tree...
  • ... there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would take de oder; for no man should take me ...
  • Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
  • I had crossed de line of which I had so long been dreaming. I was free; but dere was no one to welcome me to de land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land . . .
  • Always remember you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.
  • I never lost a passenger.
  • Forever Free: Abraham Lincoln's Journey to Emancipation.

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