“I have heard their groans and sighs, and seen their tears, and I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.” - Harriet Tubman

Born into slavery Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom in the North then became the most famous conductor on the Underground Railroad rescuing other enslaved people. During the Civil War she was an armed scout and spy for the Union Army.

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