: She earned this title for guiding hundreds of enslaved people to freedom. The film highlights how spirituals like "Go Down Moses" became coded signals for those yearning for a deliverer.
: Born Araminta Ross in Maryland around 1820, her childhood was marked by extreme hardship. At age 13, a traumatic head injury while defending a fellow slave left her with lifelong seizures and fainting spells—a disability she navigated while performing her heroic work. Harriet Tubman: They Called Her Moses (2018)
The documentary traces Tubman’s journey from her early days as "Minty" to her role as a civil rights icon: : She earned this title for guiding hundreds