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http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman (WEBSITE)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman (WEBSITE)
https://youtu.be/NQ_gRFYgXMo (VIDEO)
www.biography.com/.../harriet-tubman-9511430 (VIDEO)
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Born into slavery.
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When she was 5 she was a nursemaid to the baby in the "Big House" at the plantation she lived at.
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Also changed her name to Harriet soon after marriage.
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Escaped with her brothers.
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Runaways had to be careful of not getting caught or sent back to their masters owners.
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Went back to get her husband but he had already married someone else and refused to come wiht her.
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This was one of her first trips guiding slaves to freedom.
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Was Official Conductor Of The Underground Railroad.
http://www.americancivilwar.com/women/harriet_tubman.html
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Met John Brown and they were both abolitonists.
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He was suspected to be helping slaves run away.
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She conducted her last rescue mission before she was to old to keep on helping slaves escape.
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When it started Hariet was a nurse to some of the soliders.
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President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
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Some slaves were freed during the Civil war.
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Wrote Harriet an honorary letter to tell her that she didn't need his words/advice because she already had both.
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Married Nelson Davis even though he was 22 yrs younger.
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They didn't have any children together, but they adopted a baby girl.
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There was a nursing home named after her and she actually lived in it for awhile before her death.
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She only lived there for about 2 yrs before she died.
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Died of pneumonia in 1913 and the last thing she said was, "I go to prepare a place for you."
