
Did
you know Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the Underground
Railroad?
Yes. In 1849, Harriet
Tubman escaped from slavery. From 1850 to 1860, she used the money
she earned as a cook, dish washer, and cleaning woman to help
other slaves escape. Harriet disguised herself as an old woman
or as a man, and she used coded songs to tell the fugitive slaves
when it was safe to come out. There was even a reward for $40,000
for the capture of Harriet Tubman, but she was never caught. In
all, Harriet helped about 300 slaves, including her relatives,
gain their freedom. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad,
Harriet stated, "I never ran my train off the track. I never lost
a passenger."
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