The book Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom, by Catherine Clinton gives provides details on Harriet Tubman’s life. Harriet Tubman is an important person, because of her actions during the era of slavery. She was able escape from chains slavery, and Fugitive Slave Acts. Harriet risked her life by going to back in forth into the south to rescue her family members and others that were enslaved. Harriet was able rescue the enslaved people with the help of the Underground Railroad. She was a revolutionary; she risked her life numerous times in order to help other people escape. She wanted freedom and that’s what she achieved, she took her life into her own hands challenging the system of slavery. Due to her contributions during the era of slavery,
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She ran away sometime in September 1849, when she reached safety she changed her name to Harriet in honor of her mother and sister that was sold. Through details of her escape, we find out that women played an important role in the Underground Railroad. By the time Harriet escaped there were already Fugitive slave Acts in place, that would punish those who helped runaway slaves. So there were strategic guidelines to follow, that would insure no one would get caught, Harriet was given a not with vocal directions even though she could not read. The letter was not for Harriet, it was for the person that Harriet met for security purposes. Harriet was able to emerge herself into the black community of Philadelphia, during a time when the black community was growing rapidly. Soon after her escape, another fugitive slave act was passed, where runaway slaves could be caught and returned to their owners. This act forced around three thousand ex-slave to move to Canada within 90 days of the act being passed. Northern states did not agree with this act and begin to challenge them. Syracuse resist to the act, rescued a black man from jail and helped him to Canada. This sent a message to those who thought they could return black people to
She ran away sometime in September 1849, when she reached safety she changed her name to Harriet in honor of her mother and sister that was sold. Through details of her escape, we find out that women played an important role in the Underground Railroad. By the time Harriet escaped there were already Fugitive slave Acts in place, that would punish those who helped runaway slaves. So there were strategic guidelines to follow, that would insure no one would get caught, Harriet was given a not with vocal directions even though she could not read. The letter was not for Harriet, it was for the person that Harriet met for security purposes. Harriet was able to emerge herself into the black community of Philadelphia, during a time when the black community was growing rapidly. Soon after her escape, another fugitive slave act was passed, where runaway slaves could be caught and returned to their owners. This act forced around three thousand ex-slave to move to Canada within 90 days of the act being passed. Northern states did not agree with this act and begin to challenge them. Syracuse resist to the act, rescued a black man from jail and helped him to Canada. This sent a message to those who thought they could return black people to