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Harriet Tubman

Conductor on the Underground Railroad · c. 1822-1913

Harriet Tubman
Powelson, Benjamin F. 1823 - 1885 · Public domain

Based in St. Catharines for seven years, from which she ran rescue missions back into slave states.

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Life story

  1. c. 1822 · Maryland
    Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland
  2. 1849 · Pennsylvania
    Escaped to Philadelphia and began returning for others
  3. 1851 · St. Catharines, Ontario
    Moved her base to St. Catharines in Canada West after the Fugitive Slave Act
  4. 1858 · Chatham, Ontario
    Met John Brown at Chatham while planning his raid
  5. 1859 · New York
    Left Canada for Auburn, New York; later scouted for the Union army
  6. March 10, 1913 · New York
    Died at Auburn

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