Encyclopedia of social work. Tubman, Harriet / Wilma Peebles-Wilkins.
Harriet Tubman (1820-1913) escaped bondage in 1849 and fled to Philadelphia. Known as the Moses of Black people for her leadership in the Underground Railroad movement, she is thought to have rescued up to 300 slaves before the Civil War.
Main Author: | Peebles-Wilkins, Wilma Cecelia (Author) |
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Language: | English |
Published: |
[Washington, D.C.] :
National Association of Social Workers Press and Oxford University Press,
2013.
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
Variant Title: |
Tubman, Harriet.
Harriet Tubman. |
Format: | Electronic eBook |