52. Harriet Tubman: How Most Wanted Woman Never Got Caught (Ep 3)

What surprising tactics did Harriet use to avoid detection on her many missions to rescue enslaved people in the south? Who was John Brown, the fierce abolitionist willing to use violence to further his cause? Why was Harriet involved in the Harpers’ Ferry raid, one of the causes of the Civil War? 

Join Sarah Churchwell and David Olusoga as they look at how Harriet Tubman brought so many people to safety. 

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