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{i} family name; Harriet Tubman (1821-1913), Black female antislavery activist who helped slaves escape to the north via the Underground Railroad and acted as a spy for the northern army during the Civil War
Liberian politician. As president of Liberia (1944-1971) he modernized the country and maintained a close relationship with the United States
One of the two most experienced barristers in the Court of Exchequer
United States abolitionist born a slave on a plantation in Maryland and became a famous conductor on the Underground Railroad leading other slaves to freedom in the North (1820-1913)
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Harriet Tubman
(1821-1913) black antislavery activist who helped slaves escape to the North via the Underground Railroad, spy for the Northern army during the Civil War
Harriet Tubman
a US slave who escaped to the northern US (where slavery was not allowed) and became an important member of the Underground Railroad, a system for helping slaves who were trying to escape. She also worked for the army of the North in the Civil War (?1820-1913). orig. Arminta Ross born 1820, Dorchester county, Md., U.S. died March 10, 1913, Auburn, N.Y. U.S. abolitionist. Born into slavery, she escaped to the North by the Underground Railroad in 1849. She made frequent trips into the South to lead over 300 slaves to freedom, despite large rewards offered for her arrest. Known as the "Moses of her people," she was admired by abolitionists such as John Brown, who called her General Tubman. In the American Civil War, she served as a nurse, laundress, and spy for Union forces in South Carolina. She later settled in Auburn, N.Y., and was eventually granted a federal pension for her war work
William V S Tubman
v. born Nov. 29, 1895, Harper, Liberia died July 23, 1971, London, Eng. President of Liberia (1944-71). Tubman educated himself in law before entering public service, eventually ascending to the Supreme Court (1937-44). As president, Tubman enacted suffrage and property rights for women, authorized participation in government by all ethnic groups, and established a nationwide public-school system
William Vacanarat Shadrach Tubman
v. born Nov. 29, 1895, Harper, Liberia died July 23, 1971, London, Eng. President of Liberia (1944-71). Tubman educated himself in law before entering public service, eventually ascending to the Supreme Court (1937-44). As president, Tubman enacted suffrage and property rights for women, authorized participation in government by all ethnic groups, and established a nationwide public-school system
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