Tubman led at least 70 enslaved friends and family from Maryland to freedom over 13 trips on the Underground Railroad

For Cynthia Erivo, portraying Harriet Tubman in a new biopic was the role of a lifetime. Erivo said she took the title role in “Harriet” to honor the former slave turned abolitionist by showcasing her “humanity, her life, the love of her life, the love of her family.”.
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