File:Harriet Tubman plaque Auburn, NY.jpg

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English: Commemorative plaque honoring Harriet Tubman.

Plaque reads:

In Memory of Harriet Tubman.

Born a slave in Maryland about 1821
Died in Auburn, N.Y. March 10th, 1913


Called the "Moses" of her people during the Civil War. With rare courage she led over three hundred negroes up from slavery to freedom, and rendered invaluable service as nurse and spy.
With implicit trust in God she braved every danger and overcame every obstacle, withal she possessed extraordinary foresight and judgement so that she truthfully said~
"On my underground railroad I nebber run my train off de track and I nebber los' a passenger"

This tablet is erected by the citizens of Auburn

1914.
Date (published)
Source Brawley, Benjamin Griffith (1919) Women of Achievement, Chicago: Woman's American Baptist Home Mission Society
Author Not stated

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