Harriet Tubman Was a African-American who was a slave and escaped. She Wanted To free slaves. So she sent most of the slaves to Canada Secretly. Because Canada was a NON SLAVE COUNTRY, she gave freedom to the slaves. Harriet Tubman wanted to be free. When she was free, she became an abolitionist. She wanted to stop slavery and free other who couldn’t ecsape on their own. She was weak and frail in her however, at 5 foot tall, she was even stronger than some men. Hard labor at a young age made her mind resilient and her body strong. She was hired by a man named John Steward .The (UR) most Famous conductor was not Underground nor was it a railroad. It was called "underground" because of its secretive nature and "railroad" because it was an emerging form of transportation. Over 100,000 slaves got away using the UR network. When she was 14, before she Escaped, about half the African American Population on the eastern shore of Maryland was free. In ten years conducting Underground Railroad She made 19 trips and guided her parents, siblings, relatives and friends for a total of around 300 slaves. Some were guided by her and other followed her instructions. She carried a hand gun for self protection and urge slaves not to give up. Tubman or the slaves she guided were never Capture. She used disguises to avoid getting caught. She dressed as a man, old women or middle class free African American. Tubman Nick Name Was Moses (by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison). Some people Called Harriet Tubman Moses. The name was used as an analogy to the biblical story of Moses who attempted to lead the Jews to the Promise Land and free them from slavery. When …show more content…
She Dressed a Man To Make them think she was one. Harriet Tubman did some Very clever Things, trying to Stop Slavery. That’s why You Shouldn’t Be rasic Now days. To Many people died For you to be Disregarding other Race. Harriet Tubman Nickname was Moses, Because Moses freed People of Egypt. They Both Helped Free slaves. Moses Convince the Pharaoh To let Them Free, After seeing Things Started to change. He Saw How God Made The river Turned Into blood. He saw how God Make Sticks Into Snakes. He saw How Animals Was starting to Die, and Much More. That’s what made The Pharaoh Let Them Free. Moses Continued to Pray to God. And That’s The Story Of Harriet Tubman And