The powerful connection Harriet Tubman had to religion

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and grew up in one of the darkest moments in this country’s history. She is often compared to Moses and described as a one woman army. 

She was a land owner, a civil war spy and hero, and an ecologist. Most notably, Harriet Tubman guided over 70 people into freedom.

Tiya Miles is a professor of history at Harvard University. She wrote "Night Flyer: Harriet Tubman and the Faith Dreams of a Free People," a biographical look into Harriet Tubman’s life. In "Night Flyer", Miles details how religion helped Harriet Tubman be strong and spurred her on to accomplish great feats in dark times.

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