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Article: CELEBRATIONS BLACK HISTORY MONTH Did you know that: Harriet Tubman, born in 1820 in Dorchester County, Md., became one of the chief engineers of the ''underground railroad'' that assisted runaway slaves in their escape to freedom. Tubman escaped slavery in 1848, leaving behind her husband. Over years, she rescued more than 300 slaves. Tubman met John Brown and aided him in recuiting soldiers for his rain on Harpers Ferry. She is said to have regarded Brown as the true emancipator of her people, not President Abraham Lincoln.
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- February 5, 1996
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CELEBRATIONS BLACK HISTORY MONTH Did you know that: Harriet Tubman, born in 1820 in Dorchester County, Md., became one of the chief engineers of the ''underground railroad'' that assisted runaway slaves in their escape to freedom. Tubman escaped slavery in 1848, leaving behind her husband. Over years, she rescued more than 300 slaves. Tubman met John Brown and aided him in recuiting soldiers for his rain on Harpers Ferry. She is said to have regarded Brown as the true emancipator of her people, not President Abraham Lincoln.
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