[PAR] [TLE] Harriet Tubman [SEP] Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Ross;  1822 March 10, 1913) was an American abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War.  Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people, family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.  She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women's suffrage. [PAR] [TLE] Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church [SEP] Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church located at Smith and Cottage Streets in Poughkeepsie, Dutchess County, New York.  It is the oldest predominantly African-American church in Dutchess County, NY.  The church was a part of The Underground Railroad led by Civil Rights leader Harriet Tubman.  The first black female judge in America, Ms. Jane Bolin, was a member of this church, along with other influential people.  The church has experienced phenomenal new growth under the leadership of their Pastor, Reverend Edwrin Sutton.  The Church as a ministry began in 1836.  The church building was built between 1908 and 1910, with the parsonage added in 1914.  The one-story, rectangular Gothic Revival church has an attached two-story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof and a raised basement.  The brick building features pointed arched openings and stained glass windows.
[PAR] [TLE] Harriet Tubman [ SEP ] Harriet Tubman ( born Araminta Ross ; 1822 March 10 , 1913 ) was an American abolitionist , humanitarian , and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War . Born into slavery , Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved people , family and friends , using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad . She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry , and in the post - war era was an active participant in the struggle for women 's suffrage . [PAR] [TLE] Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church [ SEP ] Smith Metropolitan AME Zion Church is a historic African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church located at Smith and Cottage Streets in Poughkeepsie , Dutchess County , New York . It is the oldest predominantly African - American church in Dutchess County , NY . The church was a part of The Underground Railroad led by Civil Rights leader Harriet Tubman . The first black female judge in America , Ms. Jane Bolin , was a member of this church , along with other influential people . The church has experienced phenomenal new growth under the leadership of their Pastor , Reverend Edwrin Sutton . The Church as a ministry began in 1836 . The church building was built between 1908 and 1910 , with the parsonage added in 1914 . The one - story , rectangular Gothic Revival church has an attached two - story bell tower topped by a pyramidal roof and a raised basement . The brick building features pointed arched openings and stained glass windows .
Who was a Civil Rights leader that was born into slavery?
Who was a Civil Rights leader that was born into slavery ?
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman