Harriet Tubman escapes slavery
1849 · Event
Fearing sale, Araminta Ross flees a Maryland plantation alone by night and follows the North Star 90 miles to freedom in Philadelphia.
On these timelines: Slavery & Abolition, USA, Women in history, Master
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