Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement

Harriet Tubman, a legendary conductor of the Underground Railroad, did much in her life. With ninety years under her belt Tubman was lived a very accomplished life. She served as a battlefield nurse during the Civil war, she freed over 800 slaves in the Combahee River Raid, she was involved in saving over 300 slaves and lived the rest of her life taking care of people in need. In terms of risk, influence, impact on society and value to the country Harriet has done more than many can dream. Whether as a leader, a symbol or just as a humanitarian. Due to these factors, Harriet Tubman’s greatest achievement was her involvement in saving hundreds of slaves through the Underground Railroad.
As a conductor and run-away slave, Harriet was a target of many Southern slave owners. Every time she crossed the boundary line of pro and against slavery she risked her life. Every time she showed her face she chanced recapture or slavery. Even in the North, she was a criminal, though against the will of abolitionists. This is all multiplied by the Fugitive Slave Act which meant people she saved were also at risk of recapture, rendering it useless if fate had it. …show more content…
In this case it is extremely obvious to which this is, the freedom and eradication of slavery. Alone, her expeditions did not cause the Civil War and the end of slavery in the U.S. However, she did push the chasm between the North and the South further apart. It turned what was already an issue, to the federal level through the Governments installation of the Fugitive Slave Act. Nowadays there are tens of millions of African Americans that have rights nobody at the time would even dream of. This speaks volumes what she was able to accomplish. Her work as a conductor led to the success of all modern day African Americans in the United States. All of her other achievements didn’t nearly influence the modern world as much as