Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman

Writer
Born
March 1822
Died
March 10, 1913

Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822) 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…

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Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross, c. March 1822) 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 struggle for women's suffrage.

Writer

Camera ThreeCamera Three(1954)

Archive Footage

PoliticsNation with Al SharptonPoliticsNation with Al Sharpton(2011)as Self
In the MarginsIn the Margins(2024)as Self - Religious Leader
Man vs. HistoryMan vs. History(2021)as Self - Leader of the Combahee River Raid
America: Our Defining HoursAmerica: Our Defining Hours(2020)as Self - Conductor of The Underground Railroad
Intimate PortraitIntimate Portrait(1990)as Self

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