Harriet Tubman

CTL-E-1565 · Person · activist · 1840s-1910s

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Underground Railroad conductor known as “Moses”; Union Army scout, spy, and nurse; led the 1863 Combahee River Raid; founded the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged in Auburn, New York.

The record

• Also known as: Araminta Ross, Minty, Moses

Relationships

• Auburn, New York — based in
  Tubman settled in Auburn, New York, after the Civil War and lived there until her death.
• Combahee River Raid — initiated
  Tubman planned and guided the Combahee River Raid of June 2, 1863 — the first woman to lead an armed Civil War operation.
• Frederick Douglass — related to
  Tubman and Frederick Douglass were friends and fellow abolitionists; Douglass’s 1868 letter to her signed “your friend” praised her heroism.
• Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged — founded
  Tubman donated land to the AME Zion Church in 1903 to establish the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged (opened 1908).
• John Brown — related to
  Tubman met John Brown in 1858 and supported his abolitionist efforts; Brown called her “General Tubman.”

Referenced by

• Alison Saar — related to → this record
• Frederick Douglass — related to → this record
• Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged — founded by → this record

Sources

• CultureTechLens batch RELP2 research

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