Harriet Tubman, an escaped slave, has been an important part of the abolitionist movement, walking miles and miles for her, and her passenger's freedom throughout the underground railroad inspiring many citizens of the US. The crazy thing is, all this was done while she had 40,000 bounty on her head. She impacted the abolitionist movement greatly by leading more than 300 slaves to freedom, helping during the civil war, and pushing through hardships no matter what happens. Harriet Tubman was able to walk miles away from Maryland and back, many times at that. Britanica.com says, “This significant journey marks the first of 19 dangerous trips into Maryland, during which she leads more than 300 fugitive slaves to freedom along the underground railroad to Canada.” Harriet had to walk about 116 miles to bring her and her slaves to freedom up in the north, in total that would be 4408 miles of walking in and out of Maryland, which was painful. Though, because of this, Harriet’s effort to bring over 300 slaves to Canada pushed the abolitionist movement forward. Harriet had some special tricks up her sleeve to …show more content…
With all those injuries, she still decided to participate throughout the civil war. That wasn’t the only injury she’s received, Harriet has suffered many injuries. According to nps.gov, “She was nearly killed at the Bucktown Village Store by a blow to her head from an iron weight thrown by an angry overseer, and was affected by the injury for the rest of her life.” Harriet Tubman has faced many challenges and injuries, even fatal, but she still kept pushing. She’s inspired many people throughout the North due to her bravery and