Harriet Tubman - An American Hero

Harriet Tubman is an American hero. She escaped from slavery inwards 1849. She thence went on to role the Underground Railroad to personally assistance but about 70 other people escape from slavery. During the American Civil War she likewise worked every bit a scout, spy in addition to nurse for the U.S.A. Army.

Ron Stodghill inwards Harriet Tubman's Path to Freedom examines the extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman. In this New York Times article Stodghill travels through Maryland's Eastern Shore. He uses the journeying to view some of the locations of import inwards Harriet Tubman's life in addition to to say the even out of how she managed to escape from slavery in addition to larn on to costless other slaves. He likewise visits some of the other locations inwards the expanse that played an of import constituent inwards the Underground Railroad.

Harriet Tubman's Path to Freedom uses a uncomplicated even out map format to demo the locations inwards Stodghill's journeying through the places of import to Harriet Tubman's life. As y'all progress through the article the background map updates to demo the locations visited past times Stodghill in addition to flashing markers assistance to highlight these locations on the map.

Also See:

Visualizing Emancipation - a map of slavery’s halt during the American Civil War.
The Jamaican Slave Revolt Map - mapping Tacky's Rebellion in addition to its cruel suppression past times the British Army
The Atlantic Slave Trade inwards Two Minutes - an animated map of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
The Spread of U.S. Slavery - mapping the population of slaves at county grade inwards the USA from 1790–1860.