Which figure was a conductor on the Underground Railroad and a former enslaved person who helped enslaved people escape to freedom?

• A. Sojourner Truth
• B. Frederick Douglass
• C. Susan B. Anthony
• D. Harriet Tubman

Answer: (D)

Harriet Tubman fits this description because she escaped slavery herself and then repeatedly returned to lead enslaved people to freedom along the Underground Railroad. She used a network of safe houses and trusted allies, making dangerous missions back into slave territory to guide others north to liberty. Her bravery and success earned her the nickname “Moses,” and she continued to support emancipation through later Civil War work as a spy and nurse. Sojourner Truth also escaped slavery and became a powerful abolitionist, but she is best known for advocacy and speaking out rather than serving as a conductor guiding escapees. Frederick Douglass was a former enslaved person who became a prominent writer and abolitionist, yet he did not operate as an Underground Railroad conductor. Susan B. Anthony led the push for women's rights and did not play the Underground Railroad role.