Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a Maryland plantation. Twenty years later, she escaped to the free North, where she began her career as a conductor on the Underground Railroad, guiding more than 300 enslaved Africans to freedom.
Historians tell the story of Harriet Tubman's life covering her childhood in slavery, her work with the underground railroad in leading Southern slaves to freedom in Canada, and her life after the Civil War. Emphasizes her contributions to the community.