Although the people who could fly was based on the fact that african americans had the ability to fly, Harriet Tubman's story was based on the underground railroad, in which black people used to escape their owners by white folks who would hid them in their basement. Another reason why they are similar since they are relating to black history is that they show what the owners of the fields do to them if they don't behave, the stories also show what they wore during their life. An example would be that in the people who could fly, sarah wore a dress made from rags of a sack, while in the Harriet Tubman story, it also talked about how they only had one set of pjs, if they were worn out, they would have to sleep naked. The two stories have the same history, just different point of …show more content…
The harriet tubman story out weights the people who could fly by being famous, for example, do you ever hear people talk about the people who could fly story? No, because it is being overwhelmed by the harriet tubman story, and the fact that harriet tubman is going to be on the 20 dollar bill later in 2017. The harriet tubman story also gives black people hope by giving them strength to protest for their rights, and fuels them to do more than just protest, by covering the Robert E. Lee statue in Dallas texas, a confederate general during the civil war, which was later removed. Another great yet droning reason on why the harriet tubman