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One of her last missions into Maryland was to retrieve her aging parents.

Her father, Ben, had purchased Rit, her mother, in 1855 from Eliza Brodess for 20 dollars.

But even when they were both free, the area became hostile to their presence.

Two years later, Tubman received word that her father had harbored a group of eight escaped slaves, and was at risk of arrest.

She traveled to the Eastern Shore and led them north into the Canadian city of St. Catharines, Ontario, where a community of former slaves ( including Tubman's brothers, other relatives, and many friends ) had gathered.