Harriet Tubman The Worst Form Of Injustice

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Plato once said, “The worst form of injustice is pretend justice.” His quote means that injustice is unacceptable, but pretending that there is justice is way worse. The people that owned the slaves acted like it was ok, and thought that there was nothing wrong with it. This is related to the topic because Jones, Chavez, and Tubman were trying to fix unjust societies to help people. Though these three individuals were great defenders of human rights the most impactful was Harriet Tubman. The first reason I feel Harriet Tubman was the most impactful defender of human rights is because she led slaves to freedom, even though it was very unsafe for her. According to Harriet Tubman biography, “Tubman risked her life to lead hundreds of family members and other slaves from the plantation system to freedom on this elaborate secret network of safe houses.” This evidence shows that even though Harriet …show more content…

According to the website, Harriet Tubman and Human Rights, “...Tubman set to work with her friends by touring and giving speeches about her own experiences as a female slave and as the liberator of hundreds born under the bondage of slavery.” In other words Harriet believed in the equality of all people and as a woman who had fought for her own freedom and the freedom of others, decided to speak in favor of women's suffrage rights. Another example of Harriet giving speeches about women's suffrage rights is on Biography of Harriet Tubman where it states, “She went to several women's rights conventions and spoke for the women's movement, advocating for the rights of women of color.” This signifies that Harriet was very committed to defending the rights of women, especially the ones that were African American. To conclude Harriet Tubman was very hard working since she led slaves to freedom and was a women's suffrage

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