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    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…

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    Though Harriet Tubman faced several obstacles and challenges throughout her life, she never gave up to fulfill her desires. Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. Several attributes allowed Harriet to become the heroine she was and still is today. First of all, Harriet Tubman was an exceptionally brave woman. Additionally, her cleverness allowed her to become a heroine. Lastly, Harriet achieved her ambitions due to her determination. Without Harriet 's bravery, she might have never…

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    Harriet Tubman was one of America’s very first civil rights activists, escorting 300 of the estimated 60,000 slaves that escaped the iron grips of slavery. These missions made her one of America’s most iconic heroes. In her time period, this was a title unheard of for women and blacks, making this an achievement especially astounding for Tubman. The influence she built through many efforts in the fields of equality dissipated through America and contributed to a fight that paved the way for the…

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    “Harriet Tubman: Dancing on the Freedom Trail” Standards: Social Studies Standard 4-6, Indicator 4-6.2: Explain the contributions of abolitionists to the mounting tensions between the North and South over slavery, including William Lloyd Garrison, Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown. Grade 4 Dance Standards 3: Understand dance as a way to create and communicate meaning. Objectives: 1. The student will be able to (TSWBA) explain and…

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    Harriet Tubman was a pretty stellar woman. She escaped slavery, helped others escape slavery, and helped the abolitionist movement. She is honestly one of the most amazing women to ever roam this earth. Harriet ended up having visions telling her that she needed to be free. Earlier in her life her father taught her about the woods and such, so with this knowledge she escaped. One Saturday night she took her brothers and left. They were escaping. Not too far in her brothers fled out of fear,…

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    Harriet Tubman Biography

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    Araminta “Minty” Harriet Ross, or better known as Harriet Tubman, was one of the leading abolitionists prior the American Civil War. They exact year of Harriet’s birth is unknown due to poor record keeping during that time, but it is believed that she was born in Dorchester County, Maryland between 1820 and 1825 (The Harriet Tubman Biography, Biography.com, 2015) . Harriet was born unto enslaved parents along with her 9 siblings. Her childhood was a tough one; full of violent lashings,…

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    Do you know who Harriet Tubman is? She gave slaves freedom. She rescued her family, and many people she didn’t know. Most people know her for her work on the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad is a secret system of safe-houses created to help abolitionists. It made it easier to get the slaves safely to the north, where they were against slavery. Harriet was born in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1820. She was first named Araminta Harriet Ross. When she was younger she was tagged…

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    Description of Harriet Tubman: Biography: Harriet Tubman was born in March 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S. As a young girl, Harriet Tubman was raised in terrible conditions, and was whipped constantly. At the age of six, she began to work as a slave. Harriet Tubman was a rebellious young girl, and for that she was whipped plenty of times and traded off to many people. As early as the age of twelve, she realized that being a slave just wasn’t right and this caused her to be seriously…

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    Information Harriet was born in 1820 or 1821 in Dorchester County, Maryland ( exact date not known as there are no written records). She was born on a plantation to slaves Ben and Harriet Ross. Her birthname was Araminta Ross and her nickname was “Minty”. She was the sixth of eleven children. Harriet and her family lived a hard life in a small cabin and worked on a gigantic plantation. Harriet had to go through a lot of suffering and ill treatment by the owners. As a child, Harriet suffered…

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    Harriet Tubman is best known for her work on the Underground Railroad, though it is debatable if this was her greatest achievement. Harriet Tubman was also a Union spy, a Civil War nurse, and a caretaker in her lifetime. Harriet Tubman (known then as Araminta “Minty” Ross) was born a slave in 1822. In 1808 Congress made it illegal to import slaves, so the Eastern Shore in Maryland, where Harriet lived, was put under great pressure to provide the laborers for the farther South. Families were…

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