Ancient history

Who led many slaves to freedom and was called moses?

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Maryland in 1822. She escaped from slavery in 1849 and became a "conductor" on the Underground Railroad, a network of secret routes and safe houses used by enslaved people to escape to free states and Canada. Tubman made 19 trips to the South and led more than 300 slaves to freedom. She was known as "Moses" because, like the biblical Moses, she led her people out of slavery to freedom.

Tubman was a courageous and resourceful leader. She was able to evade capture by slave catchers and Confederate soldiers by using disguises and by relying on her knowledge of the terrain and the Underground Railroad network. She was also a gifted orator and storyteller, and she used her skills to inspire and motivate the slaves she led to freedom.

After the Civil War, Tubman worked as a nurse, a suffragette, and a civil rights activist. She died in 1913 at the age of 91. She is considered one of the most important figures in American history, and her legacy continues to inspire people today.