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Friday, September 7, 2012
Quote of the Day
"Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world"
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
(born
Araminta Harriet Ross
; Feb.-Mar
. 1822 – March 10, 1913) was an
African-American
abolitionist
,
humanitarian
, and
Union
spy during the
American Civil War
. Born into
slavery
, Tubman escaped and subsequently made more than thirteen missions to rescue more than 70 slaves
[
1
]
using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the
Underground Railroad
. She later helped
John Brown
recruit men for
his raid
on
Harpers Ferry
, and in the post-war era struggled for
women's suffrage
.
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