https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8 Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. en-us 2017-01-05 16:33:03 UTC 2017-01-09 16:32:55 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Rugbyball.png ds229664 https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/145532583 In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, then immediately returned to Maryland to rescue her family.]]> 2017-01-05 16:39:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/145532583 ds229664 https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/146031527 Harriet Tubman became famous as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850s. Born a slave on Maryland’s eastern shore, she endured the harsh existence of a field hand, including brutal beatings. In 1849 she fled slavery, leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. ]]> 2017-01-09 16:24:46 UTC https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/146031527 ds229664 https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/146034654 In 1869, the famous ex-slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass wrote to Harriet Tubman, another ex-slave who was also actively involved in black Americans’ struggle for freedom: “The midnight sky and the silent stars have been the witness of your devotion to freedom and of your heroism…. Much that you have done would seem improbable to those who do not know you as I know you.”]]> 2017-01-09 16:32:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ds229664/wpnhg9bwrfb8/wish/146034654