We celebrate Harriet Tubman today to honor the woman who led dozens of people to freedom

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We celebrate Harriet Tubman today to honor the woman who led dozens of people to freedom

March 10 marks a day of national remembrance for Harriet Tubman, the legendary 'Moses' of the Underground Railroad who risked her life to guide dozens of enslaved people to freedom.

Harriet Tubman Day honors the incredible legacy of a woman who escaped slavery only to return to the South nineteen times to rescue others. Using a network of safe houses known as the Underground Railroad, she never lost a single 'passenger' during her dangerous missions.

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