Harriet Tubman, the famous Underground Railroad “conductor”, escaped from slavery in the South to become the most well-known abolitionist of the 19th century. She was born in Eastern Maryland around 1820, in which she was forced to start her life as a slave. In 1849, she was able to escape from slavery in fear that she was going to be sold. Following the North Star by foot and with the help of many white abolitionists, she was able to make her way to Philadelphia where she is able to find work and save money. She eventually began to make her way back to the South to help her family to be free. She was able to continue returning to help other slaves seeking freedom. Within a ten-year span, she was able to make 19 trips to the south rescuing
