Democratic presidential electors revolt against Trump. The Electoral College could see a historic number of 'faithless electors.'. Some presidential electors are lobbying their counterparts in other states to reject their oaths to vote against Donald Trump when the Electoral College meets on Dec. 19. | AP Photo.
*William Still - Former slave who purchased his own freedom and then became a leader in the Underground Railroad. He also wrote a book preserving the stories of escaped slaves. *Frederick Douglass - African-American abolitionist and publisher of the North Star newspaper.
In the 1850âs there was one woman who risked her life not once but many times to rescue hundreds of slaves and help them escape to freedom. This woman was Harriet Tubman. Tubman was the most famous leader of the Underground Railroad. Tubman was born a slave in 1820 on the Brodas plantation. Her and name was Araminta Ross, but as a child she was always known by her motherâs name, Harriet. These were hard times, so by the age of five she was hired out as a laborer. Harriet did not care to work indoors and was routinely beaten by her masters.