Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad (Voices for Freedom: Abolitionist Heroes (Paperback))

Harriet Tubman led a remarkable life as an abolitionist, emancipator of slaves, military spy, and advocate for women's rights. Tubman helped lead more than seventy slaves out of captivity and guide them to freedom along the Underground Railroad. When the Civil War broke out, Tubman guided an expedition of Union soldiers on a raid in South Carolina that freed over seven hundred slaves. Introduces children to the life of Harriet Tubman, focusing on her work as an abolitionist and an advocate for women's rights, her escape from slavery, her work on the Underground Railroad, her role in the Civil War, and other related topics Examines the life of Harriet Tubman, who spent her childhood in slavery and later worked to help other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad Follow the North Star! Growing up in slavery Flight to freedom Fearless conductor on the Underground Railroad Nurse, scout, spy : the Civil War Aftermath and legacy. Presents the life and accomplishments of the woman who, after escaping life as a slave in the South, returned to help others escape through the Underground Railroad