She was a hero of the underground railroad, but often people forget in the green part of

history.

The real reason she graced on this is two-minute black history, what you didn't learn in

history.

Harriet Tubman fearlessly risked her life to save hundreds of enslaved black people, but

sometimes we forget an important part of her identity and motivation.

Like us, Tubman was a human with feelings.

After she escaped in 1849, Tubman worked as a housekeeper in Philadelphia, but she felt

extreme loneliness.

Her heart ate for her family.

She refused to return to with a slavement, but realized she wouldn't feel free until her

community was too.

Tubman returned south to rescue her niece and niece's children.

With help from other members of the underground railroad, her mission succeeded.

In 1850, the fugitive slave law was passed, and rescue missions became extremely dangerous.

But that didn't stop Tubman.

In 1849 to 1860, Tubman rescued anywhere from 70 to 300 people, including her parents.

2022 marks 200 years since Tubman's birth.

With celebratory events like those in Maryland and across the nation, we can honor Tubman

by gathering our communities and attending one.

Before enslavement, many West African cultures knew that in unity, there is strength.

Enslaved Africans carried this with them throughout the middle passage and enslavement, and

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