“Mah people mus’ go free!” Was a frequent phrase that was used by the great Araminta Ross, who is known as Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman, a female abolitionist, is one of America’s most extravagant icons for the African Americans because of the hundreds of slaves she helped escape slavery through her underground railroad navigation. AFTER she escaped her owners, she decided to come back numerous times to save her family. Never did she lose anybody in her mission and she always made sure nobody was left behind. This event occurred right before the American Civil War, which she also helped in as a nurse for the hurt soldiers.
She was born a slave in Maryland in the 1820’s, and her childhood name was “Minty.” She began working as a servant …show more content…
She changed her name from Araminta Ross, to Harriet Tubman after she met her husband. Harriet wanted to escape slavery in 1849 with her husband, but he was too afraid. She did not want to be sold like the rest of her family members, so she went without him and had two of her brothers, Henry and Ben, follow her while using the North Star as a guide to get them to the North. Harriet was brave throughout this adventure, and did not want to turn back, but her brothers’ eventually did. There was a search and three-hundred-dollar reward from Cambridge Democrat for the findings of Harriet and her brothers. Her first destination was Philadelphia, where she did become a house servant to earn money. The rumors of her niece and her children being sold was the final straw for Harriet, and she came up with a way to help them, which she did. Tubman brought her niece and her children to freedom with the help of her …show more content…
John Brown, who happened to be a white male, was not a fan of slavery. He wanted to use violence to end slavery, which did not really work out in his favor. He was later hanged in 1859 because of the murders and crimes he committed in order to help slaves and gave Harriet the nickname: “General Tubman” before his death. She moved her base to Auburn, New York because it was closer to the Canadian border. She had one more mission to save her people in her community. By November 1861, the Civil War was approaching and she had a duty to not only help slaves, but to help black soldiers or slaves who were hurt during the
She was born a slave in Maryland in the 1820’s, and her childhood name was “Minty.” She began working as a servant …show more content…
She changed her name from Araminta Ross, to Harriet Tubman after she met her husband. Harriet wanted to escape slavery in 1849 with her husband, but he was too afraid. She did not want to be sold like the rest of her family members, so she went without him and had two of her brothers, Henry and Ben, follow her while using the North Star as a guide to get them to the North. Harriet was brave throughout this adventure, and did not want to turn back, but her brothers’ eventually did. There was a search and three-hundred-dollar reward from Cambridge Democrat for the findings of Harriet and her brothers. Her first destination was Philadelphia, where she did become a house servant to earn money. The rumors of her niece and her children being sold was the final straw for Harriet, and she came up with a way to help them, which she did. Tubman brought her niece and her children to freedom with the help of her …show more content…
John Brown, who happened to be a white male, was not a fan of slavery. He wanted to use violence to end slavery, which did not really work out in his favor. He was later hanged in 1859 because of the murders and crimes he committed in order to help slaves and gave Harriet the nickname: “General Tubman” before his death. She moved her base to Auburn, New York because it was closer to the Canadian border. She had one more mission to save her people in her community. By November 1861, the Civil War was approaching and she had a duty to not only help slaves, but to help black soldiers or slaves who were hurt during the