Harriet Tubman was a woman who escaped slavery in the South and helped other slaves escape too. Harriet was born in 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. Her birth name was Araminta Ross. Harriet had no education. Harriet couldn’t attend college because she was a slave and slave owners didn’t allow slaves to go to college. The thought of them becoming too smart and escaping is why they couldn’t go to school. They didn’t like the fact that they were going to get an education. Harriet escaped slavery in 1849She had four sisters and four brothers. Mariah Ritty Ross, Linah Ross, Racheal Ross, and Soph Ross were her sisters. Moses Ross, Ben Ross, Henry Ross, and Robert Ross were her brothers. Her mother Harriet Rit Green and father Ben Ross. Her
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Working for the union army as a cook and nurse. She became a spy and armed scout. She worked for over three years helping people in the Union. After the war, she returned to New York and continued to help black people escape from slavery. She was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, she guided the Combahee River Raid, which liberated more than 700 slaves in South Carolina. She cared for her parents and other needy relatives, turning her residence into the Home for Indigent and Aged Negroes. Many people made books and biographies on Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was known and respected everywhere. Harriet Tubman almost got caught several times but because of her braver she continued to keep working and fighting for other slaves to have a free life like she had. She kept a gun on her just in case she had to use it. She wasn’t violent she just wanted everyone to be protected in her care so she made sure of that every time. She was frightened that she was going to get caught so she made sure nobody turns around. Tubman was particularly proud of the fact that she never lost a
Working for the union army as a cook and nurse. She became a spy and armed scout. She worked for over three years helping people in the Union. After the war, she returned to New York and continued to help black people escape from slavery. She was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, she guided the Combahee River Raid, which liberated more than 700 slaves in South Carolina. She cared for her parents and other needy relatives, turning her residence into the Home for Indigent and Aged Negroes. Many people made books and biographies on Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was known and respected everywhere. Harriet Tubman almost got caught several times but because of her braver she continued to keep working and fighting for other slaves to have a free life like she had. She kept a gun on her just in case she had to use it. She wasn’t violent she just wanted everyone to be protected in her care so she made sure of that every time. She was frightened that she was going to get caught so she made sure nobody turns around. Tubman was particularly proud of the fact that she never lost a