How Is Harriet Tubman Selfish

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Harriet Tubman was a black slave. Along with her family. You could say she was the bravest of them all. She was smart too. She shouldn’t be a slave if she has these qualities. But nope people have to be racist.

She wasn’t greedy, in fact the only thing she wanted was to be free. She wasn’t selfish either, so she didn’t want to be free unless everyone else was free too. She cared about people. Even the racist jerks.

Her whole life she led people to get them away from cruelty. She wasn’t scared either. She even said “if I die it was meant to be. God wanted it and I got to help people. So what harm done.” This woman is definitely a kind hearted person.

She was also in the war. She saved so many people and slaves thanked her. She saved many,

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