On This Day in 1849: Harriet Tubman Runs Away
Bonus episode from the newsletter On This Day in Women's History!
On September 17, 1849, Harriet Tubman made her break for freedom. She ran away from her enslaver in Maryland, making for the Pennsylvania line and the free North. Though this attempt failed, she was learning the way and the skills. Within weeks, she would try again and succeed, and soon she would begin her quest to free her family as well.
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