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    Harriet Tubman was a slave. She was against slavery and wanted every African American free. She decided that one day she would become free. Since she worked closely by the Underground Railroad, she led the slaves to the Underground Railroad and freed them. Today she is known for her bravery and saving over 300 slaves in the late 1800’s. Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. She had 7 siblings and her parents, and they were also slaves. She started doing housework and caring for white children on…

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    Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman. The main target that stands out truly who we can all agree on is Harriet Tubman. She has the strongest show of leadership as she helps many escape slavery, giving up her life for others. Looking at her strongest and more noticeable qualities first. Without a leader like Harriet, we would not have her in our history books, many people wouldn’t have been freed, and many wouldn’t have the inspiration to become a leader like Harriet. To start this off, Harriet Tubman is…

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    One famous woman, Harriet Tubman, served as a spy for the Union army. Harriet would hide through many different disguises, to lead other local black spies to get any information necessary to them and the Union army. Another woman, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, has a story that is less documented than Harriet Tubman’s, but is no less intriguing. People say that Mary had a photographic memory and was able to remember…

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    She was determined to help others escape and once she saved enough she headed back to help her friends and family. Over the course of 19 trips and many years, Harriet saved about 300 slaves. She risked her life every time she went back to the south and had a huge reward out for her arrest but this didn’t stop her. Although Harriet was a vital part in this process, this couldn’t have been done without other whites and free blacks that helped hide the slaves along the way and this became known…

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    Harriet Tubman

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    Harriet Tubman was a beautiful and strong African American. She is known for helping slaves to escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. She escaped slavery in the 1849. The Underground Railroad was a route where fugitive slaves escape to the north and get to Canada. By having the Underground Railroad was help plan to help slaves become free. Now Harriet Tubman is an important figure in Africa American history. Harriet Tubman birth name was Araminta Ross. She was born in March 1822…

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    Historical fiction can be quite complicated, consisting of both strengths and weaknesses. In this lab, I will examine the concept of Historical Fiction, using Marlene Brill’s Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad as my primary example. I will then detail what I feel are the strengths and weakness of Historical Fiction, and how Marlene Brills book conveys them. In general, I would say that people read historical fiction because it sensationalizes materials in a way that appeal more to a mass…

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    Tad R. Dimmitt Harriet Tubman’s Journey “She freed a thousand of slaves. She could have freed a thousand more, if only they knew they were slaves,” this was one of Harriet’s most well known quotes (Biography.com). Harriet Tubman had to overcome many obstacles in her early, middle, and late life. She was a hardworking and brave African American. Nothing would stop Harriet from her success. If it wasn’t for Harriet Tubman, African Americans would never have reached full freedom. Harriet’s…

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    free. William Still, who was a black abolitionist and a successful writer. Blacks knowing how to read and write was very uncommon in this period, but Still could do both. He was a huge contributor to helping the enslaved get to freedom, helping even Harriet Tubman, one of the most remembered conductors of the Underground Railroad. In the Underground…

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    Harriet Tubman's Legacy

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    attempt’ to make a heroine of a black woman, and a slave…” (Bradford, 8). Today, however, most people regardless of race and region agree they Harriet Tubman is a hero without hesitation. Harriet Tubman’s legacy went from something only abolitionists acknowledged to something that the president of the United States will give a speech on, the opening line being “Harriet Tubman is an American hero.” (Obama). She won a national poll asking which woman should be the face of the $20 bill “with over…

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    anything but there is one women in mind that did a lot for people. She saved lives, she was the conductor of the Undergrounded RailRoad and she was a brave lady to do what she did. Her name is Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman demonstrated courage by showing Excellence, Integrity, and Respect. The first thing that Harriet Tubman did to demonstrate courage is showing Excellence by becoming the conductor of the underground RailRoad, I know this because it states,"In 1850, she became an official…

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