Did you know that Harriet Tubman was called “Moses” by her people, for what she did for them. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery, helped her family escape and other slaves as well. Tubman in the Underground Railroad to help slaves on their journey to freedom, they called her “Moses” for her bravery, risks and care she had for others. Harriet Tubman was most important during Civil Rights, she helped rescue slaves, putting her life at risk several times. She influenced the end of slavery, which was a very big deal in Civil Rights, she helped slaves during the fugitive slave act, and helped during the Civil War as a nurse, spy and soldier. Harriet Tubman was important to history and civil rights because she ran from slavery on her own, then went …show more content…
The Underground Railroad was a system of roads that helped lead slaves to freedom. It had routes with houses, buildings and safe places where slaves stayed on their way to freedom. The Underground Railroad was a secret network. The Railroad was made up of many members, both black and white who wanted to help slaves. Quakers also helped, they were a religious group of friends who helped enslaved people get to the Underground Railroad. There were Conductors, who guided the slaves and stationmasters who runned the places slaves stayed during their escape. The Underground Railroad had routes through Indiana, Ohio, and Iowa that were the most used, but there were other routes as well. The Railroad helped escape over 300 slaves during that time. The Underground Railroad wanted to make a change by finding freedom for slaves. Members of the Underground Railroad did their best to keep the network a secret, rescue slaves and find freedom. They influenced a lot of people that slavery wasn’t right, therefore more people worked to help them. Harriet Tubman wanted slaves to have the same freedom as she and others did. She didn’t think slavery was right and wanted to work against it. “I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” - Harriet Tubman, NY, 1896. She did her best to show …show more content…
People thought Harriet Tubman was giving slaves the freedom they didn’t “deserve” and that she was taking away their “workers.” Tubman did her best to help slaves find freedom, although she broke the law it helped rescue several slaves. Some also may say Harriet Tubman didn’t do anything to help history. Tubman helped slaves to freedom, and influenced others that slavery wasn’t right, which got more people to help with the Underground Railroad. Although some may not support Harriet Tubman, she freed many people and changed thoughts on slavery, so everyone should have a right to freedom. “I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.” - Harriet Tubman. Harriet had a big impact on history, she worked as a conductor of the Underground Railroad to help slaves, influencing others to do the same, her acts also helped end slavery. Overall Harriet Tubman was most influential to history and Civil