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c. 1820-1913

Who Was Harriet Tubman?

Born into slavery in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North in 1849 to become the most famous “conductor” on the Underground Railroad.

Tubman risked her life to lead dozens of family members and other slaves from the plantation system to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses. A leading abolitionist before the American Civil War, Tubman also helped the Union Army during the war, working as a spy, among other roles.

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After the Civil War ended, Tubman dedicated her life to helping impoverished former slaves and the elderly. In honor of her life and by popular demand, in 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that Tubman would replace Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 bill.

Quick Facts

FULL NAME: Araminta Harriet Ross
BORN: c.

1820
DIED: March 10, 1913
BIRTHPLACE: Dorchester County, Maryland
PARENTS: Harriet Green, Ben Ross
SIBLINGS: Linah, Mariah, Soph, Robert, Benjamin, Rach