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Harriet Tubman (c. 1822–1913) was an enslaved African American who escaped in 1849 and then made 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people using the Underground Railroad — a network of safe houses and abolitionists. She was called 'Moses' by Frederick Douglass and boasted that she 'never lost a passenger.'
During the Civil War, Tubman served as a spy, scout, and nurse for the Union Army — leading the Combahee River Raid (1863) that freed 700 enslaved people, the largest liberation by an individual in the war. She suffered from narcolepsy caused by a childhood head injury — collapsing into sudden deep sleep — yet continued her missions. After the war, she became active in the women's suffrage movement.
# Top 10 Harriet Tubman facts
- 1Tubman made 13 return trips into slave territory, freeing approximately 70 people — she was never caught
- 2She suffered narcoleptic seizures throughout her rescue missions — collapsing into sudden deep sleep, sometimes in the middle of escape routes
- 3During the Civil War, she led a raid that freed 700 enslaved people in a single operation — more than any individual in history
Fascinating Facts
- ◆Tubman made 13 return trips into slave territory, freeing approximately 70 people — she was never caught
- ◆She suffered narcoleptic seizures throughout her rescue missions — collapsing into sudden deep sleep, sometimes in the middle of escape routes
- ◆During the Civil War, she led a raid that freed 700 enslaved people in a single operation — more than any individual in history
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