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Harriet Tubman looking into the camera, with braided hair pulled back. She is wearing all black with a white collar and light buttons.
Portrait of Harriet Tubman (1820-1913).

Black abolitionists rise up.

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Portrait of Harriet Tubman (1820-1913).

Black women abolitionists, including Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, and Maria Stewart, become prominent figures in the Black-led abolitionist movement that is calling for an end to slavery. Harriet Tubman (who is a healer and conductor of the Underground Railroad) and many others work to support enslaved African people in their escape from slavery.