What: Harriet Tubman was a Civil Rights activist during the Civil War period, who freed over 300 slaves through use of the Underground Rail Road, and continued campaigning for the rights of colored people and freed slaves until her death.
When: 1820's to 1913
Where: Maryland, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and several other states in the east and south.
Why: Harriet Tubman is a brave woman who spent most of her life working to gain Civil Rights for all people; colored and white, slaves and free people, men and women alike. Born into slavery, she is very admirable for successfully escaping slavery and freeing several other slaves during her time. Not only did she make an impact helping slaves escape, but bravely acted as a Union spy during the Civil War, and continued to campaign for equal rights no matter what hardships were thrown her way.
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