Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was the most famous conductor for the Underground Railroad. Born an enslaved woman named Araminta Ross, she took the name Harriet (Tubman was her married name) when, in 1849, she escaped a plantation in Maryland with two of her brothers.
Who is the best known conductor of the Underground Railroad?
Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman was a deeply spiritual woman who lived her ideals and dedicated her life to freedom. She is the Underground Railroad's best known conductor and before the Civil War repeatedly risked her life to guide 70 enslaved people north to new lives of freedom.
Who was the most famous Underground Railroad leader?
Who helped Harriet Tubman escape?
Ben and HenrySeptember 17, 1849 — Harriet Tubman escaped slavery today in Maryland, thanks to the help of two of her brothers, Ben and Henry. Tubman had been hired out to Dr. Anthony Thompson, who owned a large plantation in an area called Poplar Neck in neighboring Caroline County.
What did Harriet Tubman do at 6 years old?
Tubman was born a slave in Maryland's Dorchester County around 1820. At age five or six, she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields.
Did Harriet Tubman have 11 siblings?
Myth: Harriet Tubman had 11 brothers and sisters. Fact: Rit and Ben Ross had nine children together. According to court records in Dorchester County, Maryland, where Tubman was born and raised, Tubman had four brothers—Robert, Ben, Henry, and Moses; and four sisters—Linah, Mariah Ritty, Soph, and Rachel.