Harriet Tubman Quotes


'Pears like I prayed all the time, 'bout my work, everywhere, I prayed an' groaned to the Lord.


Citations

Bradford, Sarah H. Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. W. J. Moses, 1869, p. 14.

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Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
  • Born:
  • Died: March 10, 1913
  • Nationality: American
  • Profession: Civil War Scout, Spy, Nurse, Suffragist, Civil Rights Activist

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage.