Moedees Podcast

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist, humanitarian and an armed scout and spy for the United states army in the Civil War. Born into slavery in 1822 in Maryland's eastern shore, her birth name was Araminta Ross. She endured the harsh existence of a field hand, including brutal beatings. In 1844 she married a free black man John Tubman. In 1849 Harriet fled slavery, leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. Despite a bounty on her head, she returned to the south at least 19 times to lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Utilizing her native intelligence and drawing on her boundless courage, she eluded bounty hunters seeking a reward for her capture, which eventually went as high as forty thousand dollars. She never lost a fugitive or allowed one to turn back. Two things sustained Harriet; the pistol at her side and her faith in The Lord. She would not hesitate to use her pistol in self-defense, but also used it as a symbol to instruct slaves who s