USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -On September 17, 1849, Harriet, Ben and Henry escaped their Maryland plantation. The brothers, however, changed their minds and went back. With the help of the Underground Railroad, Harriet persevered and traveled 90 miles north to Pennsylvania and freedom.

Detailed explanation-2: -Myth: Harriet Tubman rescued 300 people in 19 trips. Fact: According to Tubman’s own words, and extensive documentation on her rescue missions, we know that she rescued about 70 people-family and friends-during approximately 13 trips to Maryland.

Detailed explanation-3: -During the height of the Underground Railroad movement prior to the Civil War, Harriet Tubman, the best known conductor of the Underground Railroad, roused many enslaved Americans in the south to seek freedom in the north.

Detailed explanation-4: -Tubman made the choice for freedom and fled the bonds of slavery by running away to the North via the Underground Railroad, a network of people who helped enslaved persons safely escape from slavery.