Despite the best efforts of the Slaveholders, Tubman was never captured,
and neither were the fugitives she guided.
Slaveholders in the region never knew that"Minty," the petite, five-foot-tall,
disabled slave who had run away years before and never come back, was behind so many slave escapes in their community.
Slaveholders in the region, meanwhile, never knew that“Minty”, the petite,
five-foot-tall, disabled slave who had run away years before and never come back, was behind so many slave escapes in their community.
Thus, as he began recruiting supporters for an attack on Slaveholders, Brown was joined by"General Tubman," as he called her.[77]
Her knowledge of support networks and resources in the border states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware was invaluable to Brown and his planners.
As he began recruiting supporters for an attack on Slaveholders, Brown was joined by Harriet Tubman,"General
Tubman," as he called her.[47] Her knowledge of support networks and resources in the border states of Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware was invaluable to Brown and his planners.
Despite the development of black preachers and the significant social and religious advancements of blacks during this period of revival, Reconstruction- the process of rebuilding the South soon after the Civil War-
posed numerous challenges for white Slaveholders who resented the political advancement of newly freed Africans.