Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. Her attributes towards the struggle for the freedom of slaves and equality includes roughly 13 trips to territories where slavery was enforced. She made the trips in order to rescue, to free around 70 enslaved people. Harriet also served as a military scout during the Civil War, and as a spy for the Union Army. In her later years, she also served as an activist in the movement for women’s suffrage. She helped John Brown plan and recruit his supporters for his raid on Harpers Ferry, which liberated more than 700 enslaved people. She was noted as the first woman to lead U.S. troops in an armed assault. Later in life Tubman traveled to New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. to speak in favor of women’s voting rights.
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Church Affiliation:A.M.E. Zion Church
Role in the Movement:Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist.
Birth Place:Dorchester County, MD
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Deceased Date:March 10, 1913
Place Lived as Adult:Maryland; Philadelphia; Canada; Auburn, NY
Church Location:Auburn, NY