Harriet Tubman So today I am going to tell you about Harriet Tubman. harriet tubman was born a slave in Maryland’s Dorchester County around 1820 no one really knows the exact date she was born. At the age of five or six‚she began to work as a house servant. Seven years later she was sent to work in the fields. While she was still in her early teens‚ she suffered an injury that would follow her for the rest of her life. Always ready to stand up for someone else‚ Harriet bloocked a doorway
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people who are just normal‚ yet are called heroes not for their powers‚ but for the achievements they have accomplished through their lives. A hero is someone who makes a change in many lives including his or her own life. Defining the word hero may differ from one culture to another‚ but they share some essential characteristics. Polster (2001) writes that a hero definition must include these following characteristics “first respect human life‚ second have a strong sense of personal choice and effectiveness
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Works Cited Larson‚ Kate Clifford. Harriet Tubman. Bound for the Promised Land. 2005. Net‚ New York History. The Life of Harriet Tubman. 1996. www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/life.htm (accessed November 26‚ 2011). Amy Davenport David Kiracofe “Harriet Tubman” Harriet Tubman was born into slavery on a plantation in Dorchester‚ Maryland. Tubman is one of the most well-known and bravest African-American women in history. She gained international acclaim as an Underground Railroad operator
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Gracie Grecco 4/11/14 6th period Harriet Tubman’s Great Achievements Harriet Tubman was a hero that completed many brave and selfless acts. She was born in Maryland in 1822 and by the age of 5‚ she was already working. She got married in 1844‚ to a free black man‚ but she was still a slave. Finally‚ in 1849‚ her master died and she decided to escape. That is when her great achievements began. Her first great achievement was operating the Underground Railroad. Her journeys to grant other slaves
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was so strongly embraced by Harriet Tubman that she was willing to risk her life to free fugitives from slavery. Harriet Tubman also elicited the help of Thomas Garrett to assist her in freeing the slaves. Harriet used stories of people such as Ellen Craft to encourage the fugitives to fight for their freedom. As a result of the brave actions of these courageous people‚ hundreds of slaves were brought to freedom through the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who strongly
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Harriet Tubman: Harriet Tubman became famous as a performer on the Underground Railroad during the stormy 1850s. She was born a slave on Maryland’s eastern coast‚ she withstood the harsh life of a field hand‚ including ruthless beatings. In 1849 she fled slavery‚ leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. Harriet Tubman’s birth name was Araminta Ross. Tubman’s conflict to slavery did not end with the outbreak of the Civil War. Her services as nurse‚ scout‚ and spy were asked by the
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Harriet Tubman was a slave almost her whole childhood until she escaped. Tubman led over 300 slaves to freedom with the help of other abolitionists. Tubman was freeing slaves for almost her whole adult life. Growing up Harriet Tubman had a very rough life from being whipped to verbal abuse. Tubman got moved from being a maid to a woodcutter‚ Tubman did just about anything. What Tubman was most known for was the Underground Railroad and freeing of 300 slaves. Harriet can be seen as a hero because
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A Hidden Hero You’ve heard of Spider-man‚ Super-man‚ Wonder Woman‚ and maybe even the Wonder Twins. But‚ have you heard of Harriet Tubman? In terms of integrity‚ charity‚ endurance‚ perseverance‚ and courage‚ she beats them all! Harriet Tubman‚ also known as Moses‚ risked her own life repeatedly for the lives of others. Harriet Tubman is the most well-known for her use of the ‘underground railroad’. On this dangerous mission she took upon herself‚ Harriet rescued three hundred slaves. She traveled
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Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African American who helped hundreds of slaves in the southern United States escape to freedom. She became a famous leader of the underground railroad. The underground railroad was a secret system that helped slaves escape to the northern United States or to Canada . Admirers called her Tubman became a conductor on the underground railroad. She carried a gun and promised to use it on anyone who threatened the success of her operation. She was assisted by white
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adults with nowhere to go. Harriet Tubman was the conductor of the Underground Railroad. During a ten-year span she made 19 trips and freed over three hundred slaves. Also‚ in all of her trips she has never lost a single passenger. Everyone who attempted to escape through the Underground Railroad succeeded. Harriet Tubman was the most well known conductor of the Underground Railroad. By 1856‚ the reward for the capture of Harriet Tubman was up to $40‚000. Harriet Tubman was a very important person
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