Harriet Tubman's Greatest Achievement

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the epileptic, the blind, the paralyzed," (Doc E.) These achievements are all great because she made risks, helped others and devoted hours of her own time. While these are all great achievements that surely made her a hero, they weren't her greatest.
Harriet's greatest achievement was when she was the conductor of the Underground Railroad. This was a way to help fugitive slaves find their way to freedom. Harriet made 8 to 19 dangerous trips in order to rescue slaves and made it possible for them to escape (Doc B.) Some of these missions had included drugging the babies to prevent crying in the late night (Doc B.) She helped around 40 captive slaves escape from their harsh conditions. Many of her trips ended up in the north around Canada and Philadelphia (Doc A.) These rescue missions were mostly made in the night and on foot. The Underground Railroad network she worked with had a series of safe houses for the escaped slaves. I believe that this is her greatest achievement because ...

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