harriet tubman wanted-poster

Harriet Tubman US abolitionist and civil rights activist Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross in March 1822; died March 10, 1913). Tubman, who was born into slavery, used the anti-slavery organization and its network of safe houses (the Underground Railroad) to save the lives of nearly seventy slaves, including many of her own relatives and friends. During the American Civil War, she was a Union Army armed scout and spy. Later in her life, Tubman worked to win the vote for women. Also Read: Famous Historical Black People During the Civil War, Tubman served in numerous capacities for the Union Army, including as a cook, nurse, scout, and spy. When she led an assault on Combahee Ferry and freed over 700 slaves, she made history as the first woman to lead an armed expedition during a war. Also Read: Black Nurses She returned to Auburn, New York to care for her aged parents after purchasing a home there in 1859. Before she became ill, she battled for women’s suffrage and aided in the construction of a home for elderly African Americans. As a result, she came to symbolize independence and disobedience. https://www.havefunwithhistory.com/black-abolitionists/