12/02/2019
βοΈ Black History Month is a time of reverence, reflection, and recognition towards the influential lives of those who have gone before us.βοΈ
Today we are honoring the life of π Harriet Tubman π the "Conductor of the Underground Railroad".
After escaping through the Underground Railroad in 1849 and traveling an astonishing 90 miles from Maryland to Philadelphia, Tubman decided to go back to help countless others. She risked her newfound freedom and life for the sake of liberating those she could. The heroic role she played earned her the nickname "Moses", drawing on the similarity between her and the biblical character God used to deliver His people.
She later went on to serve as a nurse π©πΏββοΈ and Union spy during the civil war. She aided wounded soldiers and prepared natural remedies from local plants πΎ. Tubman also made history by becoming the first woman to lead an armed assault during the Civil War.
She spent the remaining years of her life after the war at her family home π in New York tending to her parents and others in need and died March 10, 1913, at the age of 90.
Harriet Tubmans legacy lives on to this day. She is remembered for her courage and sacrificial life, and is a powerful reminder of the impact one person can have on the world π. Let us pick up where she left off by extending grace and service to those in need, and let the railroad of our lives be laid with love. β€οΈ