Harriet Tubman BustHarriet Tubman was an abolitionist, humanitarian, and an armed scout and spy for the United States Army during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue about seventy enslaved people, family and friends using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. 7". Made of bonded marble in the USA. #21508224