The Road Least Traveled Harriet Tubman was a runaway slave from Maryland who became known as the "Moses of her people". Over the course of ten years, and at a great personal risk, she led hundreds of slaves to freedom along the Underground Railroad. She later became a leader in the abolitionist movement, and during the Civil War she served as a spy for the federal forces in South Carolina as well as a nurse. …showed first 75 words of 982 total…

…showed last 75 words of 982 total…keep my eyes open and focused on the road ahead. That I should not settle for second best; that if I don't take a firm stand in what I believe in, I am bound to fall for anything. However, the most important lesson I acquired from her was to turn back and help others when I finally reach my goals. To open the doors for those in need to pass through and see the light.