Harriet Tubman And Frederick Douglass

Comparing Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass Harriet Tubman and Fredrick Douglass are renowned African America civil rights figures who escaped from slavery. The civil rights activists spent a significant time of their life fighting against slavery and advocating for social justice thus holding prominent ranks in the American history. There are similarities and differences in the lives of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass. First, they were both born at the same time and into slavery. Harriet Tubman

of the locations of the Underground Railroad are continuously a secret to this day. Many white Americans and already free slaves risked their lives to help other slaves escape the harsh conditions of their plantations in the south. Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass were two major influences to the success of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad benefitted the African Americans by giving them hope, and most importantly freedom. If not for the Underground Railroad, the abolition of

north. In Ann Petry’s biographical essay “Harriet Tubman Guide to Freedom,” she depicts those who self sacrificed for the slaves. Harriet Tubman was aided in her efforts by other advocates of freedom; they included Thomas Garrett the Quaker in Wilmington and Frederick Douglass who lives in Rochester. Their efforts helped many enslaved African Americans find freedom. The leader of this movement was known as Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman

Many people didn't know Harriet Tubman for all of her hard work, she did during her time. Harriet Tubman was a very brave slave and women, many people know her because she was the “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. Growing up Tubman lived very harsh conditions, violence, and skull fracture that nearly almost took her life. Tubman was more than just a slave who helped other slaves escape, she was very important during the Civil war( working as a spy, nurse, and cook) and opened many opportunities

positive towards life. Before Frederick Douglass decided to escape slavery and show leadership to other slaves, he was reading a book about freedom that you would think would motivate him before it brings him down but it did just the opposite. When Douglass read that book it made him think about how sad his position in life was. Then he turned his life around, even in the times when people don’t think they can get out of their positon and be a leader they do. Frederick Douglass had

person or thing that leads.” As stated from Dictionary.com. Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass are two of the most courageous influential people in history. From being nothing but a piece of property to being a voice to every enslaved person who didn’t or couldn’t have one. Mainly I would say that the leadership qualities of Tubman’s would be courage and generosity while I would describe Douglass as commitment and teachability. Harriet Tubman was a female abolitionist who escaped from slavery and after

escape, sometimes slaves could travel by steamship, wagon, boat, and railroad train. The Slavery acts continually split the nation apart. Harriet Tubman escaped from the Eastern Shore of Maryland and became known as “Moses” to her people when she made 19 trips to the South and helped deliver at least 300 fellow slaves and loved ones to liberation.  Frederick Douglass was a former slave who turned out to be an amazing speaker and writer, writing his own autobiography and publishing his own newspaper.

They sought something better for themselves and their posterity. Three vastly different, but courageous slaves stand out from the rest. Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and Nat Turner. Their lives became an example to those around them. Today their inspiring stories have become famous, and motivate others to change injustices around them. Frederick Douglass was born in Maryland in 1818. He was separated from his mother at a very early age, so his grandmother raised him. He saw his mother a few

Harriet escaped to freedom despite leaving her family behind. Harriet risked her life many times leading hundreds of slaves to freedom through the Underground Railroad. During the civil war, Tubman helped the Union Army by working as a nurse, spy, and many other jobs. After the war, she still devoted her life to helping former slaves move forward in life. Harriet Tubman was a very determined woman, she did not stop working for her people

escape, sometimes slaves could travel by steamship, wagon, boat, and railroad train. The Slavery acts continually split the nation apart. Harriet Tubman escaped from the eastern Shore of Maryland and became known as “Moses” to her people when she made 19 trips to the South and helped deliver at least 300 fellow slaves and loved ones to liberation.  Frederick Douglass was a former slave who turned out to be an amazing speaker and writer, writing his own autobiography, and publishing his own newspaper