Harriet Tubman Day: March 10

Born a slave in Maryland, Harriet Tubman escaped to freedom, and later led more than 300 other slaves to the North and to Canada to their freedom, too. The best-known conductor on the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman was acquainted with many of the social reformers and abolitionists of her time, and she spoke against slavery and for women's rights. Tubman died March 10, 1913. In 1990 President George H. W. Bush declared March 10 to be Harriet Tubman Day; in 2003 New York State established the holiday.

• About Harriet Tubman
• Detailed Harriet Tubman Biography
• Harriet Tubman Quotes
• Harriet Tubman Photograph
• African American Women and Slavery