black people were forced to go through‚ some dangerous others horrifying‚ her name was Harriet Tubman. Well let’s just say she didn’t have a choice and had to face and endure danger and pain. Something that no ‘human being’ should go through‚ something that doesn’t even exist in nightmare...but that was what Harriet Tubman had to face‚ and I don’t mean in her dreams...this was reality‚ this was real. Harriet Tubman‚ in my eyes changed society today because of what she believed and experienced. Despite
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Harriet Tubman -Born a slave A lifeline for slaves!Harriet Tubman was born a slave on a plantation in Maryland in 1820 or 1821.Her birth name was was Araminta Ross. Harriet Tubman was a very important person in the history of slavery.Born a slave herself‚She became a “conductor”of the Underground Railroad and succeeded in leading other slaves to freedom. Life as a slave was difficult.Harriet worked a number of jobs on the plantation. Jobs such as plowing fields and leading produce into wagons
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Harriet Tubman‚ a woman who escaped slavery to help others‚ was known for her work on the famous Underground Railroad‚ but she did more than just that. Harriet was born a slave in Maryland. She was threatened on being sold so she wanted to escape and bring others with her. Harriet qualifies as a hero because she led abolitionism‚ conducted the Underground Railroad‚ and helped in the Civil War. Harriet Tubman escaped slavery to become a "leading abolitionist" (www.biography.com). She was
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Civil War Project Harriet Tubman’s official birth name was Araminta Harriet Ross. She was born in 1820 in Bucktown‚ Md. Tubman had 11 other siblings‚ all of them belonging to a slave couple.Harriet started working at seven years old‚ doing housework‚ and when she got older‚ she became a field hand. She had physical violence in her daily life. Many of the violence she suffered was permanent physical injuries. She was struck on the head by a slave overseer. After the blow‚ she kept on falling asleep
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As many people know‚ Harriet Tubman was one of the most widely known leaders of The Underground Railroad. In her time working on The Underground Railroad‚ Harriet rescued over 300 slaves‚ making her an extraordinary heroine. Harriet was lucky to have a small amount of family members on the same plantation as her. She was a hard worker until she had a brick thrown at her head by a slave overseer when she was a young girl. When Harriet was older‚ she was allowed to work for pay on another plantation
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varying racial backgrounds provided food and shelter for the runaway slaves. These brave people were known as "conductors". While the underground railroad had many conductors‚ perhaps the most well-known and influential was African-American woman Harriet Tubman‚ who used her diverse culture not as a crutch‚ but as an instrument of leadership. Throughout her life‚ this inspirational woman challenged stereotypes of race‚ gender‚ and social class.
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Harriet Tubman‚ who’s birth name was Araminta Ross‚ was born near Bucktown in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Unfortunately‚ Tubman was born into slavery and many of her documents were not able to be saved. When Harriet‚ Araminta at the time‚ was born‚ she was nicknamed “Minty” for her real name. Absolutely nobody knows what year Harriet was born. Harriet was a tough woman‚ surviving through the most difficult obstacles that could come upon her. Being born into slavery‚ her life began hard and did not
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A girl named Harriet Tubman had the greatest achievement of saving hundreds of slaves lives. Harriet Tubman was 27 years old when she escaped slavery herself. Also‚ she was born in the border state of Dorchester County‚ Maryland in 1805. But Harriet’s husband died in 1849 and she made a big decision and was a hero to her people. Harriet Tubman was a conductor on the underground railroad‚ civil war spy‚ a nurse‚ and caregiver with her greatest achievement being a civil war spy because she saved 800
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Harriet Tubman was a Black-African American ‚ who slaves honored for inspiring the slave community ‚ to never give up. Also her brave role of intelligence motivated a 100 plus slaves escape with her to freedom. Later‚ Harriet’s legacy became the founder of the Underground Railroad . Harriet Tubman’s character traits played a role in her deciding to escape from slavery. Harriet’s honor for inspiring the slave community encouraged many people to never give up and they admired her how confident she
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know today as Harriet Tubman. She was born in 1820‚ Dorchester County‚ Maryland. She was born a slave and the owner did not record their birthdates. Harriet’s ancestors had been brought to America from Africa during the early time period of the 18th Century. Harriet was the 11th child born to Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene‚ slaves of Edward Brodas‚ at birth her given name was Araminta. By the time she was older‚ she was calling herself Harriet (after her mother’s name). When Harriet was five or six
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