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How Did Harriet Tubman Impact Citizens
“I freed a thousand slaves i could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.” this means that harriet tubman could have freed a lot more if only they would have had the courage to leave. Harriet tubman impacted the citizens of the United States of America because She was known for freeing slaves and she was an “moses”to her people she saved money to make 19 daring journeys back to the south to free slaves and she also served the union army. Harriet tubman was born in 1820 she was born into slavery she was born in Bucktown Dorchester County, Maryland. She was the daughter of two slaves named Benjamin Ross and Harriet Green. At the age of 5 she was already an baby-sitter and maid. At a young age she saw her sisters get

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