The name “Moses” refers to the biblical figure that lived in the Ancient Egyptian period who helped the Israelites escape the Egyptians and slavery they put the Israelites in by parting the Red Sea. Harriet Tubman was often referred to as the “Moses of her people” because of her actions during the Civil War period. Even after the Civil War, she continued to aid those who were discriminated against, ill, aged, and others who needed a hand to lend to them. Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who freed many slaves without getting caught or losing anyone while facing challenges of her own and inspiring others to escape and support the abolition movement and its cause. Primarily, the Underground Railroad is a well-remembered name among civilians in the US for a series of routes that …show more content…
Furthermore, over the course of both her childhood and her adulthood, she faced several challenges that she overcame in order to deliver the promise of freedom to those enslaved. In the article from National Geographic titled “Harriet Tubman Biography”, it states, “Early signs of her resistance to slavery and its abuses came at age twelve when she intervened to keep her master from beating an enslaved man who tried to escape. She was hit in the head with a two-pound weight, leaving her with a lifetime of severe headaches and narcolepsy.” In an act of defending a fellow slave, she was the one to face the consequences. This traumatic experience, although causing her a lot of pain, is one she faced with a positive outlook. Even with the side effects that would cause her trouble, she continued to act as a guide to those on their way to freedom. It states in the article from National Geographic, “Harriet Tubman—facts and information”, “Illiterate and without formal schooling, she nonetheless used her experiences with enslavement to aid the abolitionist