Underground Operations

Samuel Zemurray and Madame C.J. Walker were viewed from many for achieving the American Dream, the two embodied the quintessential American success stories of a Russian immigrant and daughter of a former slave. Zemurray and Walker, while they had completely different racial backgrounds, the two ultimately were more similar than not, and battled many of the same hardships. In a time of white privilege, many disadvantages emerged for an immigrant and African American women, the odds were strongly…

During the time of the slave trade, the process of helping and freeing slaves was a dangerous and brave act. The Underground Railroad was run by thousands of people that thought all people were created equal. The railroad was created in 1810 and helped move thousands of African Americans from the South to the free north of the U.S and Canada. The conception that the Underground Railroad was a well organized, perfectly functioning, utility used to free slaves, is an exaggeration. The railroad…

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 save a slave in need of her help, Harriet's and the slave's (sometimes there were multiple slaves). She…

“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…

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…

She was born in Maryland in 1820 and escaped slavery 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.…

The bright sun was beating down on my neck. One sweat droplet after the next poured down my body superfluously. Despite the pain that ached through my muscles and bones, I worked on. I lifted the hoe and pushed it through the soil time after time. Cotton plants went miles in each direction, it was all that I could see. Other men, women, and children surrounded me, all longing for the same thing, freedom. But for me, freedom couldn’t be closer. Today was the day that I was hopefully going to…

serving in the war and maintaining hope when times are hard. Harriet is mostly known for he job in the underground railroad saving thousands of slaves. One of her most famous quotes was “I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they were slaves - Harriet Tubman”. This quote shows that she helped many people. She thinks that through the underground railroad she could have saved many more if they knew that they were slaves. A Lot of people back then were…

Alondra and Mallory It was the beginning of November in Maryland 1853. Emala Knight, a thirteen year old was crossing the Underground Railroad with her mother Catherine, her 7 year old sister Samantha, and her 4 year old brother Karter. They were at the edge of town in Maryland gathering together waiting for the conductor, Harriet Tubman. Soon they’d be walking through the Underground Railroad. It was evening and they slaves, had to keep hidden from the owners Patti and William Wilson. They…

Now you might ask what leadership is, what does it take to be a leader, who can be a leader. Well leadership can be defined in many different ways, some people might say it’s when you’re the leader of something, or others might say it’s when you show that you’re in control. Really it doesn’t take much to be a leader I mean some people are just born to be a leader. Really anyone can be a leader from a boy or to a girl, anyone, There is one particular person I would like focus on, and that is…