Tubman, Harriet, 1822-1913
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1822 - 1913-03-10
Occupations
Places
- Dorchester County (Md.) (Place of Birth)
- Auburn (N.Y.) (Place of Death)
- United States (Associated Country)
Topics
Languages Used
- English
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
The Underground Railroad : analyzing the way to freedom, 2018
Item — Call number MU Thesis Ham
Identifier: b7927967
Abstract
This thesis is an analysis of the methods used to operate the Underground Railroad. As a form of resistance to slavery, most slaves began to seek a way out of bondage. Some of these ways were legal, but the most infamous way was illegally, through the Underground Railroad. The purpose of this thesis was to explore the legal ways to freedom and see if they could have been as effective as the Underground Railroad's system. Some legal methods examined was how slaves purchase freedom,...
Dates:
2018