In Blacks’s collective memory on American history, Harriet Tubman is the embodiment of resilience and courage. Her commitment on the Underground Railroad is an epitome of self sacrifice for human cause. This engagement has been a successful challenge against the systemic political will to keep colored people under bondage. It is also a life experience which breaks the patriarcal myth in society and paves the way to Black feminism whose main goal is to fight for African American women’s emancipation at all levels. Such is the indelible legacy of Harriet Tubman, a black female figure of the XIXth century who inspires modern Black women in their quest for emancipation by means of Black feminism. Womanism as a mindset for Black feminists is also a perfect expression of Tubman’s insight to freedom as opposed to patriarchal gender conceptions. The identification of the link between her life experiences and Black feminism is the guiding objective in the current research. Keywords: Black feminism, emancipation, freedom, Underground railraod, womanism