Harriet E. Wilson

articles written about important leaders from the underground railroads help prove that it was more complex than some people were taught. Some leaders from the Underground Railroad that helped prove it was real and that many people were involved were Harriet Tubman,…

the elementary school called Henry Elementary School. It was a good school. My favorite teacher was Ms.Neecie because, she taught me how to write in cursive and the history of Harriet Tubman. She was a really cool and fun teacher. She made learning history really fun. She would have my classmates and I do a play on Harriet Tubman. When I was a teenager my parents decided to move to Round Lake. We moved to a nice small house, it had three rooms, a beautiful kitchen, a living room and one…

Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine who devoted her life to assisting others gain their freedom from slavery through the Underground Railroad. Numerous events has transpired throughout Harriet Tubman’s early life. Furthermore, during Tubman’s difficult and tiresome journey, events occurred that forever altered her livelihood. Lastly, in Harriet Tubman’s later life, a multitude of various happenings took place with caused her to become an important figure in the fight to appeal slavery.…

Although Harriet Tubman, a magnificent woman, encountered several life threatening obstacles, she triumphantly succeeded her goal! Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. When Harriet Tubman was faced with challenges, she always overcame them. The tough female demonstrated qualities of bravery and selflessness. Harriet Tubman’s determination and intelligence led to her exceptional achievements. To begin with, Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 as Harriet Ross; living on a plantation in…

Harriet Tubman's Fight for Freedom Harriet Tubman had many extravagant world changing experiences for her fight to be a free native American woman. Harriet Tubman affected most of American culture today, because of her efforts in the civil right movement. Her bravery and will to be free lead her to many great events like the Underground Railroad and being a spy during the Civil War. Harriet was born into slavery as Araminta Rose, along with ten other brothers and sisters. Harriet Tubman has no…

Harriet Tubman was recruited in 1861 as a volunteer for the Union Army. Throughout the Civil War, she was a valuable asset to the Union and contributed greatly to the success of the Union Army at the end of the war. During her career in the Civil War, she acted as a nurse, cook, and an army spy. She served bravely with love in her heart and eventually came to be known as a hero among the soldiers she worked with and as the Moses of her people for all the great things she accomplished in her life…

Harriet herself started off a slave, born in Maryland, and later on married a free black man named John Tubman. In 1849, she ran away, because she was scared of being sold. One night following the North Star she sought her way to freedom. She ran away to…

United States for roughly 245 years. However, there were many individuals who fought to end slavery, known as abolitionists; among these people were three significant figures that were imperative to the movement’s success: Harriet Tubman, Thomas Garrett, and William Still. Harriet Tubman was a “conductor” who led over 300 fugitives to freedom in the northern states and Canada. Thomas Garrett’s role in the Underground Railroad was a “station master”, and he sheltered thousands slaves on their way…

We are pleased to present "The Emancipation Proclamation at 150," an anthology of essays produced by President Lincoln's Cottage, a site of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, in collaboration with the United States Commission on Civil Rights. President Lincoln developed the Emancipation Proclamation while living at the Cottage in the summer of 1862. For many years that fact was recognized and appreciated. A December 1936 article from The Washington Post described a woman’s pilgrimage…

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…