Harriet Tubman was the conductor of the Underground Railroad. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips and freed over three hundred slaves. Also, in all of her trips she has never lost a single passenger. Everyone who attempted to escape through the Underground Railroad succeeded. Harriet Tubman was the most well known conductor of the Underground Railroad. By 1856, the reward for the capture of Harriet Tubman was up to $40,000.
Harriet Tubman was a very important person to many slaves in the United
States. She has saved many lives and freed many slaves. Of the many slaves that she freed, among them was her family. Harriet Tubman has made a difference in many people’s lives, not only by freeing slaves.