For centuries, black people were the victims of many tragedies in American history. One of the most memorable horrors that this racial group faced was during the times of slavery. Slavery is the practice of labelling human beings as property so they have restricted freedom and are forced into working hard labor for the owners. Many blacks were forced or born into slavery, where they have been abused of their power and suffered from long hours of work and physical attacks from their owners. Even though this race had been put down consistently, it did not stop certain blacks from rising up to fight the unjustified system. Born in 1822 at Dorchester County, Maryland, Harriet Tubman grew up to be one of the most memorable historical figures in
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Tubman acted during winters in order to lessen the likelihood of getting apprehended and had various ways to conceal her true identity such as dressing up as an old man or woman. She also sang "Go Down Moses" to caution the slaves during the journey by changing the tempo in order to alert her travelers of upcoming danger or to indicate a clear path. Tubman also had a pistol for self-protection from any slave catchers. Tubman knew that survival was a serious matter that required her to make cruel choices. She needed to do what it took to get her and her people to safety from the harsh treatment and limited rights that they all had to face from their enslavement. Tubman also allegedly threatened to kill any escaped slave who wanted to leave the journey because the safety of the other slaves would be endangered. Tubman could not risk the chance of her and the remaining slave getting exposed, captured, or killed. Therefore, she would point the gun at slaves, shouting, “You'll be free or die a slave!" Overall, Tubman used numerous techniques to prevent the discovery for her and her runaways from getting caught and secure the success of the path to …show more content…
During the Civil War, Secretary of State William Seward, met with Tubman and requested for her assistance in the war. He wanted Tubman, along with former black slaves, to be the Union’s spies because white Confederates disregarded the black’s ability to obtain information of military value and treated them as if they were nothing. “That quality of invisibility, which Harriet Tubman knew so well, became the basis for using ex-slaves as spies for the Union”. In 1863, Tubman planned a scouting service and persuaded former black slave to join her as spies in the war, despite the risk of getting killed. Many were won over by Tubman and assisted her in trips into Confederate territory to obtain strategic information of their military plans. The spies would find out information such as where Confederate troops had released barrels filled with gunpowder into rivers to strike Union boats. Reports from the spies became identified as “black dispatches”. For the most part, Tubman was able to encourage blacks to stand up for their injustice by fighting against slavery in the Civil
Tubman acted during winters in order to lessen the likelihood of getting apprehended and had various ways to conceal her true identity such as dressing up as an old man or woman. She also sang "Go Down Moses" to caution the slaves during the journey by changing the tempo in order to alert her travelers of upcoming danger or to indicate a clear path. Tubman also had a pistol for self-protection from any slave catchers. Tubman knew that survival was a serious matter that required her to make cruel choices. She needed to do what it took to get her and her people to safety from the harsh treatment and limited rights that they all had to face from their enslavement. Tubman also allegedly threatened to kill any escaped slave who wanted to leave the journey because the safety of the other slaves would be endangered. Tubman could not risk the chance of her and the remaining slave getting exposed, captured, or killed. Therefore, she would point the gun at slaves, shouting, “You'll be free or die a slave!" Overall, Tubman used numerous techniques to prevent the discovery for her and her runaways from getting caught and secure the success of the path to …show more content…
During the Civil War, Secretary of State William Seward, met with Tubman and requested for her assistance in the war. He wanted Tubman, along with former black slaves, to be the Union’s spies because white Confederates disregarded the black’s ability to obtain information of military value and treated them as if they were nothing. “That quality of invisibility, which Harriet Tubman knew so well, became the basis for using ex-slaves as spies for the Union”. In 1863, Tubman planned a scouting service and persuaded former black slave to join her as spies in the war, despite the risk of getting killed. Many were won over by Tubman and assisted her in trips into Confederate territory to obtain strategic information of their military plans. The spies would find out information such as where Confederate troops had released barrels filled with gunpowder into rivers to strike Union boats. Reports from the spies became identified as “black dispatches”. For the most part, Tubman was able to encourage blacks to stand up for their injustice by fighting against slavery in the Civil