Her mother, Harriet Green and father, Ben Ross were slaves owned by Anthony Thompson and his wife Mary Brodess. (Bio.com) According to the author of her biography, it was declared Harriet was not an only child and had eight other siblings born under Rit and Ben. However, Harriet’s actual date of birth unknown and unrecorded, it is to be believed that it occurred between the years of 1820 and 1825. (Professor question about citing site. No author listed)
Born directly into slavery along the shores of Maryland in Dorchester County, Araminta also recognized by the name of Harriet Tubman, experienced a harsh upbringing. By the age of 6, Harriet was working as house servant. This type of work lasted for roughly 7 years until she was called upon to work in the fields. (PBS.org) Day by day, slaves, including herself would be required to work from the crack of down until the sun set. Slaves had to endure and put up with the physical violence such as lashings and beatings from their …show more content…
After a year had passed, she was not satisfied. Harriet Tubman was now determined to return to Maryland, where she had initially escaped from to retrieve the rest of her family members as well as as many other slaves and guide them to freedom. (NY History) Trip after trip, Harriet was able to use the Underground Railroad to develop connections with people who admired her for what she was doing. She was not only risking her freedom by making these trips back and fourth, but her friends, or connections, also risked the chance of being found guilty of harboring and sheltering slaves. Over time, Harriet acquired the nickname, Moses, from William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist. (Underground Railroad) It is explained that the nickname was given in similarity to the sotry from the Bible of how Moses attempted to lead the Jews to the Promised Land from slavery. (Harriet Tubman, the Moses of the her
Born directly into slavery along the shores of Maryland in Dorchester County, Araminta also recognized by the name of Harriet Tubman, experienced a harsh upbringing. By the age of 6, Harriet was working as house servant. This type of work lasted for roughly 7 years until she was called upon to work in the fields. (PBS.org) Day by day, slaves, including herself would be required to work from the crack of down until the sun set. Slaves had to endure and put up with the physical violence such as lashings and beatings from their …show more content…
After a year had passed, she was not satisfied. Harriet Tubman was now determined to return to Maryland, where she had initially escaped from to retrieve the rest of her family members as well as as many other slaves and guide them to freedom. (NY History) Trip after trip, Harriet was able to use the Underground Railroad to develop connections with people who admired her for what she was doing. She was not only risking her freedom by making these trips back and fourth, but her friends, or connections, also risked the chance of being found guilty of harboring and sheltering slaves. Over time, Harriet acquired the nickname, Moses, from William Lloyd Garrison, an abolitionist. (Underground Railroad) It is explained that the nickname was given in similarity to the sotry from the Bible of how Moses attempted to lead the Jews to the Promised Land from slavery. (Harriet Tubman, the Moses of the her