Harriet Taylor Mill

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…

Harriet Tubman was a slave. She was against slavery and wanted every African American free. She decided that one day she would become free. Since she worked closely by the Underground Railroad, she led the slaves to the Underground Railroad and freed them. Today she is known for her bravery and saving over 300 slaves in the late 1800’s. Harriet Tubman was born in 1820. She had 7 siblings and her parents, and they were also slaves. She started doing housework and caring for white children on…

Lincoln, and Harriet Tubman. The main target that stands out truly who we can all agree on is Harriet Tubman. She has the strongest show of leadership as she helps many escape slavery, giving up her life for others. Looking at her strongest and more noticeable qualities first. Without a leader like Harriet, we would not have her in our history books, many people wouldn’t have been freed, and many wouldn’t have the inspiration to become a leader like Harriet. To start this off, Harriet Tubman is…

One famous woman, Harriet Tubman, served as a spy for the Union army. Harriet would hide through many different disguises, to lead other local black spies to get any information necessary to them and the Union army. Another woman, Mary Elizabeth Bowser, has a story that is less documented than Harriet Tubman’s, but is no less intriguing. People say that Mary had a photographic memory and was able to remember…

She was determined to help others escape and once she saved enough she headed back to help her friends and family. Over the course of 19 trips and many years, Harriet saved about 300 slaves. She risked her life every time she went back to the south and had a huge reward out for her arrest but this didn’t stop her. Although Harriet was a vital part in this process, this couldn’t have been done without other whites and free blacks that helped hide the slaves along the way and this became known…

Harriet Tubman was a beautiful and strong African American. She is known for helping slaves to escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad. She escaped slavery in the 1849. The Underground Railroad was a route where fugitive slaves escape to the north and get to Canada. By having the Underground Railroad was help plan to help slaves become free. Now Harriet Tubman is an important figure in Africa American history. Harriet Tubman birth name was Araminta Ross. She was born in March 1822…

Historical fiction can be quite complicated, consisting of both strengths and weaknesses. In this lab, I will examine the concept of Historical Fiction, using Marlene Brill’s Allen Jay and the Underground Railroad as my primary example. I will then detail what I feel are the strengths and weakness of Historical Fiction, and how Marlene Brills book conveys them. In general, I would say that people read historical fiction because it sensationalizes materials in a way that appeal more to a mass…