![]() After her daring escape, Harriet became a. This inspiring biography of Harriet Tubman tells how she helped free over 300 slaves as a conductor for the Underground Railroad and how she became a. She was willing to risk everythingincluding her own lifeto see that dream come true. You can read about Harriet Tubman when she was a little girl who dreamed of freedom in Minty written by Alan Schroeder. Harriet Tubman was born in slavery and dreamed of being free. The most famous conductor, Harriet Tubman, was a former slave who risked her freedom by returning to the South hundreds of times to lead slaves safely northward. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and. ![]() The people who helped slaves also faced great danger, but they continued to help because they believed slavery was wrong. Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroads conductors. Slaves who tried to escape risked punishment, being caught and returned to slavery, or even being killed. Tubman: Conductor of the Underground Railroad After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave-holding states many times to help other slaves escape. Safe houses where runaway slaves could rest for a few days before moving on were known as "stations."Įveryone who participated in the Underground Railroad was very brave. She led them safely to the northern free. In Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad, why is Tubman turned away from the first farmhouse The owner is scared that he and the group will be caught breaking the law. "Agents" worked to free the slaves by making them new clothes, collecting money for food and medicine, teaching them to read and write or making speeches to convince people that slavery was wrong. After Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery, she returned to slave-holding states many times to help other slaves escape. Slaves traveling on the Underground Railroad were called "passengers." "Conductors" helped guide slaves to freedom. Copyright © 2002 Smithsonian National Museum of American History | Courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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