Born as Araminta Ross, a slave in Bucktown, Maryland, she became known by her mother's name, Harriet.  In 1844, she married John Tubman, a freed slave.  She became the most famous leader of the underground railroad, which aided slaves feeing to the free states or to Canada.  She was called Moses, after the Biblical Moses who led the Jews from Egypt.  In the U.S. Civil War, Tubman served as a nurse, scout, and spy for the Union army in South Carolina.  After the war, she helped raise money for black schools and became active in the women's rights movement.  In 1908, Tubman established a home in Auburn, New York for elderly and needy blacks.  A U.S. postage stamp bearing her portrait was issued in 1978.

Item # 1923

Actual size 5¼"
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