Tubman
Led slaves north
Tubman is a surname, most famously associated with Harriet Tubman, the American abolitionist who escaped slavery and led dozens of enslaved people to freedom via the Underground Railroad in the mid-1800s.
Her name has become synonymous with courage and resistance to oppression.
Tubman is on the list to appear on the twenty-dollar bill.
The name also belongs to William Tubman, who served as president of Liberia from 1944 to 1971.
Covert abolitionist escape network
- slaveryOwnership of people
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- escapeFlight from captivity
- conductorOne who directs musicians
emancipation · antislavery · fugitive · liberation · bondage · plantation · North Star · safe house
Countrymen fighting countrymen
- spyCovert information gatherer
- scoutOne who reconnoiters
- UnionNamed political entity
- raidSudden armed incursion
regiment · nurse · contraband · Port Royal · soldiers · reconnaissance · intelligence · guerrilla
Scottish promontory name
- HarrietFemale given name
- AuburnSouthern university or town
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
- memoirWritten personal recollection
legacy · childhood · disability · seizures · head injury · autobiography · lineage · ancestry
Hebrew prophet, liberator
- heroOne admired for courage
- courageFortitude facing danger
- braveryBoldness before danger
- legendUnverified traditional tale
symbol · inspiration · resilience · determination · faith · leadership · fearless · defiance
Formally registering a choice
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- equalitySame status for all
- activismDirect effort for reform
Susan B. Anthony · Elizabeth Cady Stanton · convention · Rochester · advocate · speaker · campaigner · movement
Underground Railroad
Covert abolitionist escape network
conductor · emancipation · antislavery · fugitive · liberation · bondage · plantation · North Star · safe house · runaway
Civil War
Countrymen fighting countrymen
raid · regiment · nurse · contraband · Port Royal · soldiers · reconnaissance · intelligence · guerrilla · expedition
Ross
Scottish promontory name
- HarrietFemale given name
- AuburnSouthern university or town
- birthplaceLocation of one's birth
memoir · legacy · childhood · disability · seizures · head injury · autobiography · lineage · ancestry · family
Moses
Hebrew prophet, liberator
legend · symbol · inspiration · resilience · determination · faith · leadership · fearless · defiance · perseverance
voting
Formally registering a choice
- women's rightsLegal equality for females
- feminismAdvocacy for sex equality
- equalitySame status for all
Susan B. Anthony · Elizabeth Cady Stanton · activism · convention · Rochester · advocate · speaker · campaigner · movement · reform
monument
Structure honoring someone remembered
- statueThree-dimensional sculpted likeness
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- currencyMedium of exchange
stamp · museum · namesake · honor · tribute · legacy · recognition · landmark · heritage · portrait
- Black DiasporaAfrican American, African Americans, African diaspora, African heritage, African roots
Tubmanslavecatcher
One who hunted escapees
slave trader · slave catcher · overseer · plantation owner · slave patrol