r any slave. When she had escaped to Philadelphia she looked only to put an end to the loneliness that she had been plagued with since she left her family back in the South. This is why she made the first of many trips back to Maryland to bring her brother and friends to freedom. Harriet never began to disguise herself on her trips until pictures and descriptions of her were sent across the South for her capture. She then began to use her street smarts to disguise herself as many things: a decrepit old man, an old woman, even a young male slave. When the Civil War had begun, Harriet returned to the U.S. from her hiding in Canada in order to help her country and further her ongoing fight for freedom. Harriet Tubman responded to every situation she faced with bravery and tact. She was truly a great woman, a great American, and a great human being....
