March 10 1913—The “greatest conductor of the Underground Railroad” Harriet Tubman dies on this day in Auburn, N.Y. Born in slavery in Dorchester County, Md., in 1819 or 1820, Tubman was raised in harsh conditions including being whipped as a small child. But even as a child she was a person of strong will and … Continued

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