Harriet Tubman

The freedom for women to vote started in the 1820’s, with Harriet Tubman, who led slaves to freedom, she played a big role in the women to vote right, Voting that is from the people is called democracy, democracy is controlled by the people. Back in Roman times, the Romans had a certain amount of people in the voting…

One of the stories that I truly enjoyed was "The War of the Wall" by Toni Cade Bambara. The story revolves around an artist, whom other characters call her "The painter lady" that visits a town in the south of America to paint a mural dedicated to her cousin and the community itself on a wall that is located in Taliaferro Street. This essay will analyze two of the painter lady's characteristics. Firstly, it will introduce the trait. Secondly, it will offer evidence from the story, an…

Free blacks, like Frederick Douglass and two important black women in history, Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman, joined with whites who believed that slavery was wrong. “Tubman escaped from slavery in 1849 and supported herself by working in Philadelphia hotels before relocating to Canada and, later, New York. Tubman, in 1850, helped a niece escape from Baltimore, and over the next ten years, she frequently risked her life to liberate family members and other…

According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary, the definition of humanity is (n.) the quality or state of being kind to other people or animals. However, humanity can be defined by so much more than the mere quality of kindness. To be fully human, one must be able to form opinions and act on them, show compassion, and persevere despite overwhelming obstacles. Being able to form an opinion for oneself and acting upon it, despite overwhelming obstacles is an important quality when defining humanity…

“The simple acts of heroism are often overlooked-” (SB p.64). Sometimes we expect so much of our ideal hero that we do not consider the “simple acts” people do that may be thought of as heroic. Some may say that in our world there are no heroes, but the fact is nobody is purely good. Others may believe that the only real heroes are ones in comic books, yet on the news we hear the word “hero” on non-comic book related things, so this can’t be completely true. Heroes are humble when faced with…

Courage, What is Courage? I'm sure everyone's idea of courage is different. However Courage is the ability to do something that you are terrified of doing because of what you think other people will think. Some of the ways that people display true is courage is by standing up for people that are getting bullied,being honest about lying to your parents is also a form of courage, and one of the most important forms of courage is standing up for what you believe for.There is a lot of ways to show…

Harriet Tubman. I was walking the path when I seen you and your little guy running from those men. I took cover under the bridge, hoping to help you out. I’m a conductor.” “Thank you so much, Ms. Tubman. They took my sister. I can’t go back, of course. We were just trying to get some food.” Betty explained while crying. “I understand, Miss. Here, take some of my biscuits. I always keep some with me,” Harriet said as she pulled four biscuits from her pocket…

grandparents have told them about the importance of being obedient. It’s actually not so bad to be disobedient sometimes. Glorious things have been accomplished throughout the years by people being disobedient. Including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman escaping slavery, now slavery doesn’t exist here in America. In 1891, Irish author Oscar Wilde observed, “Disobedience, in the eyes of anyone who has read history, is the man’s original virtue.” Disobedience is a valuable human trait that…

The 1950s-1970s were some of the greatest and most significant times in American history. During the 1950's, the Civil Rights Movement took place and aimed towards gaining equal human rights like allowing blacks and whites to use the same public facilities, such as restrooms, dining areas, and water fountains. It also aimed towards equal voting rights for African Americans. It helped in the percentage of African Americans being sent to prison for being charged for wrongdoings and even helped…

mobs. To slave holding states, this meant Northerners wanted to choose which parts of the Constitution they would enforce, while expecting the South to honor the entire document. One of the most famous activists of the Underground Railroad was Harriet Tubman, a nurse and spy in the Civil…