Harriet Tubman was a dominant figure in the 1850’s leading hundreds of slaves to freedom thanks to the Underground Railroad. Born a slave herself on the Maryland shores, she was forced to live with an abusive owner while battling with scorching heats out on the field. She finally escaped her harsh living conditions in 1849 but had to leave her family and husband behind as a fallback. She went back to the south 19 times to led hundreds of lucky slaves along with her family to freedom. Harriet did not allow slaves to turn back because Harriet's feared that the slaves might rat on her and endanger other slaves. Tubman's reward for capture went as high as $40,000, dead or alive. Along with her part time job, she was served as a scout, spy and nurse
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She would decide to run away. Harriet eventually fled in 1849, leaving her husband, John Tubman who Harriet got her surname from, while chanting “Mah people mus’ go free!” She periodically returned to her hometown at least 19 other times over the decade to free other slaves. Luckily no attempt failed, and doing this she was able to free hundreds of slaves along her her family, saving them from this treacherous life style. In 1856 Harriet was nutritious for helping the enslaved escape and as a $40,000 reward was issued for her capture dead or alive. Harriet was all able to do this via the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad in a nutshell was in fact not a Railroad at all! In fact this provided escaped slaves to safe houses and secret routes in free states and Canada. This routing system was used throughout the 19th century. (wikipedia.or) Harriet will do anything to get the enslaved where they need to go in order to be safe, even if she had to resort to using her pistol. She always told the scared fugitives “I always tole God, I’m gwine to hole stiddy on to you, an’ you’ve got to see me trou [through].” Using the North Star as her guide, she teamed up with a fellow abolitionist John Brown. Brown invited the young, brave girl to attend the infamous raid on Harpers Ferry, but sudden illnesses told Tubman otherwise. (racerelations.about.com and …show more content…
She moved to Auburn, New York where her parents were and helped them financially. She worked as a philanthropist, which is a person who donates their money to help the needy. She supported all the slaves she has freed by providing them with food and shelter even though she was penniless. She was also famous for raising pigs in her backyard. In 1867 Harriet received the news that her former husband was been killed by a white. It wasn’t long before she found someone else named Nelson Davis in 1869. In 1873 two men approached her and her brother John Stewart. They proposed a bargain and said “give us a trunk full of gold worth $5000 in exchange for $2000 in greenbacks tonight right here.” Harriet reluctantly agreed and that same night, the two men somehow managed to separate Harriet from her brother and husband and ambushed Harriet, beating her senseless, taking away all the promised money. The two men were never found. In 1874, the newly wedded couple Harriet and Nelson adopted a girl named Gertie. The only drawback though is that Davis was a long time sufferer of Tuberculosis and died from the disease 20 years in 1888 after Nelson and Harriet's marriage. After Nelson’s death, Harriet was able to collect a veterans widow pension of $8. It was the first time she enjoyed a reliable steady income. In 1896, she was invited as a speaker to the first official meeting of The National Association of Colored Women
She would decide to run away. Harriet eventually fled in 1849, leaving her husband, John Tubman who Harriet got her surname from, while chanting “Mah people mus’ go free!” She periodically returned to her hometown at least 19 other times over the decade to free other slaves. Luckily no attempt failed, and doing this she was able to free hundreds of slaves along her her family, saving them from this treacherous life style. In 1856 Harriet was nutritious for helping the enslaved escape and as a $40,000 reward was issued for her capture dead or alive. Harriet was all able to do this via the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad in a nutshell was in fact not a Railroad at all! In fact this provided escaped slaves to safe houses and secret routes in free states and Canada. This routing system was used throughout the 19th century. (wikipedia.or) Harriet will do anything to get the enslaved where they need to go in order to be safe, even if she had to resort to using her pistol. She always told the scared fugitives “I always tole God, I’m gwine to hole stiddy on to you, an’ you’ve got to see me trou [through].” Using the North Star as her guide, she teamed up with a fellow abolitionist John Brown. Brown invited the young, brave girl to attend the infamous raid on Harpers Ferry, but sudden illnesses told Tubman otherwise. (racerelations.about.com and …show more content…
She moved to Auburn, New York where her parents were and helped them financially. She worked as a philanthropist, which is a person who donates their money to help the needy. She supported all the slaves she has freed by providing them with food and shelter even though she was penniless. She was also famous for raising pigs in her backyard. In 1867 Harriet received the news that her former husband was been killed by a white. It wasn’t long before she found someone else named Nelson Davis in 1869. In 1873 two men approached her and her brother John Stewart. They proposed a bargain and said “give us a trunk full of gold worth $5000 in exchange for $2000 in greenbacks tonight right here.” Harriet reluctantly agreed and that same night, the two men somehow managed to separate Harriet from her brother and husband and ambushed Harriet, beating her senseless, taking away all the promised money. The two men were never found. In 1874, the newly wedded couple Harriet and Nelson adopted a girl named Gertie. The only drawback though is that Davis was a long time sufferer of Tuberculosis and died from the disease 20 years in 1888 after Nelson and Harriet's marriage. After Nelson’s death, Harriet was able to collect a veterans widow pension of $8. It was the first time she enjoyed a reliable steady income. In 1896, she was invited as a speaker to the first official meeting of The National Association of Colored Women