Harriet Tubman's first Underground Railroad voyage to Canada is plagued with peril, terrible weather, and uncertainty. To keep her disillusioned company of escape slaves safe on the lengthy voyage, she lifts their spirits by recounting liberation stories and singing spirituals. She also teaches them how to hide from slave catchers by using clues such as house shapes and terrain features to determine which roads were safe to travel. After arriving in Montreal, Quebec, they take separate paths: Some go to Niagara Falls while others continue west to Ohio or south to Maryland. Harriet stays in Montreal to help other slaves find freedom through recruiting more conductors like herself. Harriet Tubman becomes one of the most important leaders in the antislavery movement. She leads hundreds of fugitives across the South onto Northern territory before returning home to bring out other refugees. Her actions inspire other blacks and whites to join together to fight for civil rights. She lives until March 5, 1913, in Auburn, New York. In 1933, American author Henry Lewis Gates Jr. publishes a book called Black Reconstruction: A History of the Part African Americans Played in the Creation of the Modern United States. The book uses evidence from history books and archeology reports to tell the story of black people who helped build America. It has been praised for its accurate information and clear writing style.