Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad In The 1800's

Have you ever felt like going against certain laws to do something that you know is right? During the 1800’s, many people like Harriet Tubman or the Quakers, did exactly that and went against slavery laws to do what they knew was the right. Due to the people who were brave and courageous enough to go against the laws of slavery, the Underground Railroad was born and helped free countless numbers of slaves. To start, during the 1800’s having slaves was a very common, but it depended on if white people were for or against slavery. People who were pro-slavery found them to be useful, which meant less work for them. They got to save and receive larger amounts of money, it was really great to them. “They would convince slaves that they were nothing and that they should be ashamed of themselves.” (Prezi). The people who opposed slavery knew that it was wrong and felt that they were men and shouldn’t be treated like livestock. This led to civil disobedience to the few people that had enough of slavery and were brave enough to be willing to rise up and do something about it.
In response, civil disobedience caused the formation …show more content…
She had a major role to play in the Underground Railroad. Tubman was a slave who was famously known as a “Conductor” on the Underground Railroad. She left her family to escape from slavery and later on returned to the south 19 times despite a bounty that was placed on her head, but that didn’t stop her. She freed her family and hundreds of slaves via the Underground Railroad. The Quakers family caught news of the Underground Railroad and heard about Harriet Tubman’s heroic acts. This inspired them to do the same and help free the slaves. It became difficult because “Fugitive Slave Act” became a law. Ultimately, neither Harriet Tubman nor the Quakers gave up because of the law, they kept on doing what they thought was right and continued to act on civil