Harriet Tubman Childhood

Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary female hero; she escaped from slavery yet she returned to slave states to free about three hundred slave throughout her adulthood. From early childhood leading to the day of her escape, Harriet experienced frequent hardships while serving wealthy plantation owners. However, when she became a free woman, she journied on expeditions into the heart of slave territory and onced served Abraham Lincoln by spying on the confederates. Harriet Tubman led an exhilarating life full of twists and turns; her infamy began with her adolescent years. As a young child, Harriet first witnessed the traumatizing aspects of slavery; her sister, Tilly, was separated from the rest of her family and sold to another plantation. …show more content…
The underground railroad is a system of people, abolitionists, who aid the escape of slaves in captivity by providing food, shelter and directions to freedom. Harriet, with the help of the Quaker woman, scheduled a boat to take her across a river which was the first step to her freedom. Shaken by a close encounter with the slave hunters, she finds refuge in a barn after finding its owner is a free black man. The owner mounts her on his horse and buggy to slip past the patrolling soldiers on the bridge. Shortly after dismounting, the destination, Thomas Garret’s house, was found. It was heavily guarded by neighbors to keep out escaping slaves. Surprisingly, Harriet was able to avoid them and she entered the home of Thomas. After resting her weary bones and filling her empty stomach, Harriet was back on the road. Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary female hero; she pursued her freedom no matter the danger of the situation. As a child or escaping slavery as a young adult, Harriet Tubman was a fearless woman despite her physical setbacks such as her head trauma. After that day where Harriet departed from Thomas Garret’s house, she was given more directions; her destination: Lombard Street Church or in other words,