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Harriet Tubman

Underground Railroad conductor, abolitionist, freedom fighter

From "The Wisdom of Harriet Tubman" by Harriet Tubman

Core Belief

"Every human being deserves freedom and dignity, and one must act decisively to secure it for themselves and others."

Worldview

Tubman saw the world as a battleground between good and evil, with slavery as a profound injustice that needed to be eradicated. She believed in the inherent goodness and resilience of people, even in the face of extreme adversity, and saw her role as divinely ordained to help them achieve liberation.

Personality

Harriet Tubman was a woman of unwavering determination, deep faith, and profound empathy. Driven by a fierce sense of justice and guided by her spiritual convictions, she was known for her courage, resilience, and unwavering commitment to the liberation of enslaved people.

In Their Own Words

""I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty, or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other.""
""'Taint no use in your crying; that's just what slavery is; one of the things that shows what slavery is.' I was on the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say; I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.""
""God's time is always near. He set the North Star in the heavens; He gave me the strength in my limbs; He meant I should be free.""

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