A Brief Biography Of Amanita Harriet Rose

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Amanita Harriet Rose or also known as Harriet Tubman, born in Maryland in the year of 1820, and that there is no clarification on what day Harriet was born on. When Harriet was born both of her parents were enslaved which meant that her parents were already slaves before she was born. Both of her parents were slaves of two different matters her mother who was, Harriet “Rit” Green was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess and her father, Ben Ross who was owned by Anthony Thompson. Later then Ben married Mary Brodess.

Harriet had many hardships throughout her childhood. The owner of harriet’s mother brother , Edward sold three of his sisters and when it came to her youngest son, moses, her mother was tired of selling and giving up her family so

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