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Harriet Tubman (pictured) escaped from slavery in the U.S. state of Maryland, and later orchestrated the rescues of other slaves via the Underground Railroad.
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African-American abolitionist (1822–1913)
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U.S. state
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Network for fugitive slaves in 19th-century U.S.
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