Harriet Tubman's Journey To Freedom

Harriet Tubman was a very influential and religious woman who routinely put herself in danger in order to save hundreds of lives. Born into slavery on the Eastern shore of Maryland, Harriet refused to spend her life in bondage. In 1849, Harriet finally escaped slavery and dedicated her life to fighting for liberty and equality for the love of her family and friends. Her strong faith in God is what motivated her to come back and help liberate thousands of people. During her lifetime, she was known as an Underground Railroad operator, abolitionist, Civil War spy and nurse, suffragist, and humanitarian. Harriet Tubman’s life as a slave and her escape to freedom played a major role on the influence she left on society. Harriet’s birth …show more content…
She learned the secret network of communication through her father. Harriet’s special ability to use this complicated network efficiently, incorporated with her ability to disguise herself, would help her act on her own growing awareness of the horrors of slavery. Once her slave owner passed away in March 1849, Harriet’s life as well as her family’s was put in danger. Therefore, they were now at a higher risk for being sold. Harriet decided to flee to Philadelphia in fear for her life. Leaving behind her husband, she soon found out that he didn’t wish to join her. Instead he remarried a woman having four kids and leaving Harriet broken hearted. Although she was saddened she decided to dedicated her time and focus into liberating her friends and family. Harriet tapped into an Underground railroad on the eastern shore using the white star and black and white helpers as her guidance. While on the run she sought out work in order to save money to help her family escape. She used many different disguises such as dressing like a man, and old woman and even as a middle-class free black. She learned how to disguise her appearance so well that one day her former master walked by her and didn’t even recognize