Harriet Tubman

What is an American? Most people obtain different qualities from others, some bad and some good. Many people think that having a good attitude and a hysterical personality makes you a good samaritan or a worthy person in general. Yes, that may be true, but what makes a person a worthy American is the qualities they carry that changes things for the better. Whether it’s for themselves or others. There are many qualities that can be said to make a person but the most important are wisdom and…

The reconstruction after the Civil war was America’s first experiment in a multiracial democracy but not the last. It tested traditions of American culture and foundations. The Civil War resulted in creating the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Once approved, Congress was constitutionally permitted to enforce the amendments. Now, like every new thing introduced to the government and congress it has its up’s and downs. The reconstruction era was similar to a…

five minutes longer.” A hero is a person who is willing to go and face the challenges, a person who is brave, and a person who will adapt to the changes. An example of a person who is brave would be captain america, some who is willing would be Harriet Tubman, and someone who is adaptable would be Thomas Gibb Johnson who was in world war 1. The function of a hero is to be…

African American woman contributed to the war by becoming nurses, spies and suppliers. African women who were once lived in the south moved to the north and helped the union army by helping gather supplies. Harriet Tubman, “Moses” to African Americans, help slaves from the South escape to the North. Tubman worked as a scout and spy under the Union forces in Beaufort, South Carolina and as a nurse to the injured slaves that sought refuge in the North. Mary Elizabeth Bowser worked as a spy for…

A late midnight is when I arise to a small cabin on a cold, dark Sunday. I claim to the misfortuned inside ‘Moses is here, Moses has come.’ I hear whispers of relief and excitement, but they shouldn’t get so optimist and hyped for the road ahead is a long one and a dangerous one. ‘Lord, I’m going to hold steady on to you and you’ve got to see me through,’ I thought as I lightly knocked on the door of a large, ancient farm. A man came to the door and grunted ‘Who’s there’; quickly, I…

Alexander Hamilton’s legacy was dying, and the success of the musical saved it. Around the time that Hamilton was being written and recorded, plans were being made to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill with Harriet Tubman, a decision that most Americans were in favor of. Not many people even knew who Hamilton was at the time. But, after the success of the play, public opinion switched over into Hamilton’s favor and those plans were discontinued, further preserving…

slave-proprietors endeavoring to discover they got away slaves nearby government marshals endeavoring to shut the railroad down. Huge numbers of these "conductors" invaded manors by acting like slaves keeping in mind the end goal to lead an escape endeavor. Harriet Tubman, herself a got away slave lady, was one such figure, bravely sneaking once more into the estates that once held her to spare others. The gatherings normally went during the evening, taking asylum in safe houses or whatever safe…

seen. “...and had blackened my face with charcoal. I passed several people whom I knew. The father of my children came so near that I brushed against his arm;” This is a quote taken out of the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl published by Harriet Ann Jacobs. This is just one example of how great their fear of the white supremacy society exposing them and their desired…

and slave resistance came in the form of escapes. A notable escape includes the underground railroad, where a group of fugitive slaves would travel through the night from house to house hiding out until they reached freedom. With the help of Harriet Tubman and the underground railroad, 50,000 slaves were able to reach the free north. White slave owners saw fugitive slaves as a threat, they were considered dangerous because they could help other slaves or be an example to them. In smaller…

the Civil War. Abolitionists aided in the start of the war because of their persistence and dedication in ending slavery once and for all. Many books and news articles were published to persuade people to end slavery. Uncle Tom’s Cabin written by Harriet Beecher Stowe, an abolitionist, describes the reality of slavery and how it truly was. The southerners said the slaves were happy being slaves and that slaves enjoyed their work, when in reality they didn’t. This book sparked an uproar with the…