 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Muna 1849, Tubman akatizira kuPhiladelphia, chete kuti adzokere kuMaryland kunonunura mhuri yake nokukurumidza pashure pacho. Zvishoma nezvishoma, boka rimwe nerimwe, rakaunza hama dzaro kunze kwenyika, uye pakupedzisira rakatungamirira vamwe vanhu vakawanda vaiva varanda kurusununguko. Achifamba usiku uye muchivande chakakomba, Tubman kana kuti Mosesi, sezvaainzi haana kutongorasikirwa nomutasvi. Pashure pokunge Mutemo weVaranda Vanotiza wa1850 wapfuura, akabatsira kutungamirira vapoteri kuchamhembe kuenda kuBritish North America Canada, uye akabatsira vanhu vakanga vachangobva kusunungurwa kuti vawane basa. Tubman akasangana naJohn Brown muna 1858, uye akamubatsira kuronga uye kuunganidza vatsigiri nokuda kwokupamba kwake muna 1859paHarpers Ferry. 