HAPPY BLACK HISTORY MONTH; FACT: HARRIET TUBMAN CARRIED A SMALL PISTOL WITH HER ON HER RESCUE MISSIONS, MOSTLY FOR PROTECTION FROM SLAVE CATCHERS, BUT ALSO TO ENCOURAGE WEAK-HEARTED RUNAWAYS FROM TURNING BACK AND RISKING THE SAFETY OF THE REST OF THE GROUP. TUBMAN CARRIED A SHARP-SHOOTERS RIFLE DURING THE CIVIL WAR.