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Harriet Tubman was bron a slave so when she took a stand by freeing not only her self but by going back an freeing other slaves she began to be know for freeing over 100 other slaves but she was not only know for that but known for being a spy and nurse in the civil war showing that she did not have hatred for whites even know they beat and separated her family and love

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