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Why did everyone call harriet tubmen
Moses?

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Harriet was nicknamed “Moses” by abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison. The name was used as an analogy to the biblical story of Moses who attempted to lead the Jews to the Promised Land and free them from slavery.

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Moses parted the sea to guid people to the haven biblically. Harriet Tubman guided people who were enslaved to freedom(North)
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