Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was an American abolitionist and social activist. After escaping slavery, Tubman made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including her family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known collectively as the Underground Railroad. During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. In her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage.

Source: Library of Congress: Harriet Tubman: A Resource Guide

Portrait of Harriet Tubman

Photographer: Harvey B Lindsley. Taken: Between 1871 and 1876

Photograph shows a full-length portrait of Harriet Tubman (1820?-1913) looking directly at the camera with folded hands resting on back of an upholstered chair.

Credit: Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, seated in chair, facing front, probably at her home in Auburn, New York

Illus. in: Scrapbooks of Elizabeth Smith Miller and Anne Fitzhugh Miller / Elizabeth Smith Miller. New York : Geneva, 1897-1911, section 16, no. 9, p. 47. Taken 1911

Source: National American Woman Suffrage Association Collection (Library of Congress). Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu

The Breathtaking Courage of Harriet Tubman

Escaping slavery; risking everything to save her family; leading a military raid; championing the cause of women’s suffrage; these are just a handful of the accomplishments of one of America’s most courageous heroes." n animation I directed and animated in collaboration with TED-Ed and educator Janell Hobson.

Lesson written by Janell Hobson
Directed and Animated by Yan Dan Wong
Script Editor: Brendan Pelsue
Additional colouring in and compositing: Ying Ying Tey
Associate Producer: Bethany Cutmore-Scott, Elizabeth Cox
Content Producer: Gerta Xhelo
Editorial Producer: Alex Rosenthal
Narrator: Christina Greer
Sound designer: Jarrett Farkas

Source:

https://ed.ted.com/lessons/the-courage-of-harriet-tubman-janell-hobson#watch


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