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How Did Harriet Tubman Contribute To The Abolitionist Movement

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During 1850 Harriet Tubman, a former slave, went back to the south to free other slaves so they could experience freedom like she had. This would mark the beginning of her journey, where she went back to the south 13 times and freed over 70 slaves. Harriet Tubman was a very important person during her time, and she still has her impact today over 150 years later. During her time, she symbolized hope and freedom to everyone she saved. She wasn’t just someone who freed slaves, but she was also a spy, nurse, guerrilla, and a conductor on the underground railroad. Harriet Tubman helped the abolitionist movement by freeing slaves from captivity and acting as a spy, nurse, and guerrilla during the civil war, while helping with the abolitionist movement she faced the challenges of being captured and put back into slavery or sentenced …show more content…

From 1850 to 1860 she freed around 70 slaves (according to nps.gov) who would later go on and serve in the Civil War, as many black men enlisted, helping the movement even more. According to womenshistory.org during the Civil war Tubman acted as a spy, giving information to the Union from the confederates, she acted as a nurse saving more lives on the battlefield, and she acted as a guerrilla, taking out large amounts of enemies as a small number. Harriet Tubman helped the abolitionist movement in two different ways, freeing slaves and helping on the front lines. Harriet Tubman had a large impact on the abolitionist movement with how many people she had saved with her bravery. Helping the abolitionist movement and helping to free slaves didn’t come without its risks, the challenges she faced help explain why doing what she did was so dangerous. According to womenshistory.org, during her time when she helped slaves, a bounty of 40,000 dollars was put out for her capture, drawing more attention to

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