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Harriet Tubman

by Callie Smith Grant · 1999

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Harriet Tubman earned the nickname "Moses" for helping her fellow blacks escape from slavery. She was a "conductor" on the "Underground Railroad." It was a dangerous journey, mainly on foot, that escaping slaves made from the south to the north, and eventually to freedom.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
Themes
African AmericanAfrican AmericanMore like thisLess of thisslaveryslaveryMore like thisLess of this
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USAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
childrens
Length
medium · 220 pages

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