“Now I've been free, I know what a dreadful condition slavery is. I have seen hundreds of escaped slaves, but I never saw one who was willing to go back and be a slave.”

— Harriet Tubman

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About Harriet Tubman

Activist • American

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist who escaped slavery and became a leading conductor on the Underground Railroad. Born into slavery in Maryland, she made some thirteen missions to rescue...

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