Have you ever considered how it would seem to be a slave? If you had the opportunity, would you run away? Furthermore, would you endanger your own life to rescue others? All these questions must have developed within the mind of Harriet Tubman, one of the most courageous heroes of America. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery around 1822, in Dorchester County Maryland. She began working as a young child from the age of 5. When her master died in 1849, she executed the life-changing decision to run away. Several people recognize Harriet for her bravery and strenuous work in the Underground Railroad, but she also was also a thoughtful and confident leader in the Combahee River Raid and was a generous and caring woman later in life with her charity
