Harriet Tubman

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Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland and walked nearly 90 miles to reach freedom in Pennsylvania. She then went back south again and again to lead…

• 1849 CE

  Harriet Tubman Escapes to Freedom

  Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in Maryland and walked nearly 90 miles to reach freedom in Pennsylvania. She then went back south again and again to lead about 70 more enslaved people to freedom.

• 1863 CE

  Harriet Tubman leads Union Army raid

  Harriet Tubman becomes the first woman in U.S. history to lead an armed military raid, liberating over 700 enslaved people along the Combahee River in South Carolina. Earlier, she had guided about 70 freedom-seekers north via the Underground Railroad.