Underground+Railroad

=**The Underground Railroad**=

=**Harriet Tubman**=
 * The Underground Railroad, a vast network of people who helped fugitive slaves escape to the North and to Canada. For the slave, running away to the North was anything but easy. While they waited, a message would be sent to the next station to alert its stationmaster. This money was donated by individuals and also raised by various groups, including vigilance committees. Harriet Tubman was the conductor of the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad refers to the effort--sometimes spontaneous, sometimes highly organized--to assist persons held in bondage in North America to escape from slavery.**

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 * Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on march 10th** **1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet Tubman’s real name was Araminta Ross, and when she got married it would have been Araminta Tubman, but before that, in her childhood, she was called by her mother’s name, Harriet. In 1908 Harriet Tubman built and opened a home called the John Brown Home for aged, ill, and black people. Harriet Tubman was also honored for all of her good deeds. On June 14, 1914, she was honored with a large bronze plaque, which was placed at the Cayuga County Courthouse, along with a civic holiday in her remembrance. Sadly, on March 10, 1913, her 94th birthday, Harriet Tubman died of old age. Many people remember her as a wonderful person.**