Harriet E. Wilson

Harriet Tubman was known for taking the “Underground Railroad” and freeing many slaves to freedom during slavery. Harriet was born to enslaved parents in Dorchester County, Maryland. Meaning when she was born, she was a slave. Her birth year was 1820-1825, they didn’t know what exact year she was born in because it was unknown. Harriet’s childhood wasn’t like any other ordinary famous Americans. Harriet as a slave, would be lashed 5 times a day before breakfast. She suffered many physical…

the passion to reach for the stars to change the world" (Harriet Tubman). This quote describes Harriet's perseverance to accomplish her dreams of helping other slaves. She changed the world and gave freedom to others. Create The woman from the Underground Railroad, Harriet Tubman, created a hope for other slaves freedom by conducting the Underground Railroad. She was a slave herself and she wanted to help other slaves in need. Harriet Tubman risked at least two lives every time she went to…

“Reality is wrong.Dreams are for real.” This quote by Tupac Shakur tells us Americans anything is possible and to not let reality tell you any different.Growing up in poverty makes people stronger, wiser, and more appreciative with life. The American Dream is a difference in life, a difference in rights and a difference in the love for your country. In the Poem “Ellis Island” written by Joseph Bruchac, Bruchac explains how his grandparents were two little kids who were looking forward to coming…

The brave men who sacrificed their lives on 9/11 will not only be remembered as valiant humans, but will also be remembered as heros in our heart. The definition of a hero is somebody who is admired or idealized for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. The heroes of 9/11 show all of these traits and beyond and are remembered greatly for it. While everyone else ran away in fear, they ran the other way and went up the burning building to save the lives of others. Nothing…

Harriet Tubman is a abolitionist women, That was worked hard trying to end slavery. She dreamed every day that slavery will come to a end. She died March 10th 1913. Harriet Was involved in War more. She se out raise funds for the war effort. She became more and more Famous. She tried her best to free the blacks, because she was tired of working for other people and being a slave and she knew the slaves felt the same way she did. Most people looked at her as being Moses because he help a couple…

in 1849. She led hundreds of slaves to the north in seek of freedom using the Underground Railroad, an elaborate network of housed that supported the freedom of slaves. She was the most famous "conductor" on this railroad. During the Civil War, Harriet was the first woman to lead an armed expedition in war and liberated more than 700 slaves in South Carolina. Eli graduated from Yale College, formerly known as Yale University, in 1792. Whitney began producing cotton gins in 1794 with the help…

that I was hopefully going to escape the austere setting that I have lived in, and finally find the freedom that I have longed for all my life. “Who are the children dressed in blue, they must be the ones who made it through.” (Slave Songs) Harriet Tubman and other slaves working…

Melanise Otis Research Paper November 30th, 2015 Professor Kelley Harriet Tubman Who was Harriet Tubman and what were her accomplishments? Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist and humanitarian. During the American Civil War, she served as a nurse and a Union spy. Born a slave on Maryland’s eastern shore, in Dorchester County. She was born to enslave parents and her original name was Araminta Harriet Ross. Her mother, Harriet “Rit” Green, was owned by Mary Pattison Brodes and her…

slaves were Harriet Tubman and Willam Still . “When Northern towns rallied around freed slaves and refused compensation, yet another brick was set into the foundation of southern secession .Tubman is sometimes referred to as the Moses of her people because of the way she led them out of slavery”(http://www.ushistory.org/us/28c.asp) The underground railroad was the most effective escape…

skin. Harriet tubman grew up a slave, while she was a slave she was beaten. As soon as she got out of slavery she had decided she did not want the future generations to go through the same. She decided to go into the army and become a nurse and a spy, she did this because she knew land and she wanted to help end the war. Harriet Tubman proves herself to be a hero by saving thousand of people from slavery, serving in the war and maintaining hope when times are hard. Harriet is…