First Transcontinental Railroad

overthrows the love a man had for his wife and child. An analysis of the story proves the irony by illustrating judgment on appearances, through racism, and self-destruction. In the beginning, it's ironic that appearances don't seem to matter. At first sight, Armand falls in love with Desiree, without knowing her ethnic background. Also, with the understanding that the origin of her parentage was unknown. With Desiree being nameless, Armand knew the way people would perceive them to be…

information that I had gathered, Stowe had become an abolitionist during the 1830s (“The Abolitionists,”). This was around the time of the Underground Railroad, so when slavery was prohibited north of the Ohio River, slaves would make their way through the Underground Railroad to freedom. Stowe had become friends with several of the slaves; getting stories and first-person views from the fugitive slaves, which formed her book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. Uncle Tom’s Cabin is a work of fiction that…

PART I The Underground Railroad was a term used to describe a high network of people, meeting places, secret routes, passageways and safe houses used by slaves in the U.S. to escape slavery. The network was administered by both Caucasian and African American individuals helping slaves escape holding states to northern states and to Canada. It developed as a joint effort of several different clandestine groups most notably the Quakers who were the first known group to take on the effort. The…

The Underground Railroad was a network of secret routes and safe houses established in the United States during the early-to-mid 19th century. It was used by African American slaves to escape into free states and Canada with the aid of abolitionists. Allies who were sympathetic to their cause. The Underground Railroad was invented in the late 1700s. It reached its height between 1850 and 1860. One estimate suggests that by 1850 100,000…

American slave who helped lead over three hundred slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman is my inspiration because she accomplished impossible tasks. Harriet Tubman’s dedication as a conductor in the Underground Railroad was the essential role of freeing slaves. Harriet Tubman began in the Underground Railroad when her owner died. She decided to escape from slavery at that time. She left behind her husband, John Tubman, who refused to leave with her and threatened to turn her in. The most important…

In the story, "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" it says, " She discovered that freedom meant more than the right to keep the money that one earned. It was the right to vote and to sit on juries"(138). Through all the actions of Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, and Ellen Craft they all portray and relate to freedom and sacrifice which is illustrated by the quote, "We got to go free or die. And freedom's not bought with dust." Harriet Tubman shows a lot of sacrifice and…

Harriet Tubman was a slave who did things others couldn’t do. That was come up with the Underground Railroad and lead others to safety. It took courage and lots of ups and downs to get her and all the other slaves to freedom successfully. There are many different ways her success even happened. In the article “Leaders of the Civil War Era: Harriet Tubman”,it talks about how her success even helped with things political. She was asked to join Quaker volunteers to help free slaves. She even…

Imagine living in a world where abortion was illegal until the age of thirteen. In the book, Unwind by Neal Shusterman, this imaginary scenario turns into a real issue for teens in America. If you were a disobedient kid or an extra expense, then your parents/caretakers could get rid of you by just signing a form to have you unwound. Unwinding is a three hour long procedure where each part of a teenager’s body is taken out to use for someone else who needs it. Unwind is set in the far future in…

African-American anti-slavery worker, and humanitarian. She was also a Union spy during the American Civil War. She was born into slavery but she escaped. During her life, she made nineteen trips. She helped more than 300 slaves escape.She used the Underground Railroad. When Tubman was a child in Dorchester County, Maryland, she was whipped and beaten by many different masters. When she was very young, an angry overseer threw a heavy metal weight at another slave. The weight accidentally hit…

was a very impactful person during the civil war because she helped free over 750 slaves, and she helped heal injured soldiers during the war. The first reason Harriet was a very impactful person during the civil war was when she helped free slaves. Harriet Tubman Escaped on September 17, 1849, Tubman was guided by members of the Underground Railroad which is a place that is filled with safe houses and transportation. Her freedom felt empty unless she could share it with people who she loved…