Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
Summary of Harriet Tubman:
“Some linked her to Joan of Arc for her charisma and simple faith. She had a dream and visions, and extraordinary things happened to her. She led a charmed life through incredible dangers” (http://www.harriettubman.com/callhermoses.html). Harriet Ross Tubman was born in the Bucktown district of Dorchester County, Maryland. As an illiterate slave she escaped to freedom in 1849. “For the next 11 years she returned to the South 19 times to lead more than 300 slaves north across the Mason-Dixon Line and sometimes into Canada” (http://www.harriettubman.com/callhermoses.html). Tubman became such a successful leader in the Underground Railroad she earned the nickname “the Moses of her People”. She will forever be a lasting symbol of American anti-slavery movement for her work with the Underground Railroad, Civil war service and her advocacy of woman suffrage.
Nature:
When Harriet Tubman was a child she enjoyed nature. She credited her father to her love of nature. “My father, Ben, was amazing. He was well known for being able to predict the weather. He would show me things about nature. He knew all about the rivers, creeks and swamps. He taught me about the berries in the woods, the cries and songs of birds, and the sound of their wings when they made sudden flight. I really loved the freedom that the animals had. And I also learned about using the North Star as a guide while walking at night” (http://www.duboislc.net/read/Tubman/TubmanP06.html). While there is no information as to whether or not Tubman was into conservation or preservation, it is believed that she did have a fondness of the nature and the wild animals. When Tubman was sick her family and many other slaves would use natural roots and herbs from the forest to create a cure for their illnesses. “It seemed that whenever we were sick in the slave quarters that we could be nursed back to health. They seemed to have special knowledge of roots and herbs in the
Summary of Harriet Tubman:
“Some linked her to Joan of Arc for her charisma and simple faith. She had a dream and visions, and extraordinary things happened to her. She led a charmed life through incredible dangers” (http://www.harriettubman.com/callhermoses.html). Harriet Ross Tubman was born in the Bucktown district of Dorchester County, Maryland. As an illiterate slave she escaped to freedom in 1849. “For the next 11 years she returned to the South 19 times to lead more than 300 slaves north across the Mason-Dixon Line and sometimes into Canada” (http://www.harriettubman.com/callhermoses.html). Tubman became such a successful leader in the Underground Railroad she earned the nickname “the Moses of her People”. She will forever be a lasting symbol of American anti-slavery movement for her work with the Underground Railroad, Civil war service and her advocacy of woman suffrage.
Nature:
When Harriet Tubman was a child she enjoyed nature. She credited her father to her love of nature. “My father, Ben, was amazing. He was well known for being able to predict the weather. He would show me things about nature. He knew all about the rivers, creeks and swamps. He taught me about the berries in the woods, the cries and songs of birds, and the sound of their wings when they made sudden flight. I really loved the freedom that the animals had. And I also learned about using the North Star as a guide while walking at night” (http://www.duboislc.net/read/Tubman/TubmanP06.html). While there is no information as to whether or not Tubman was into conservation or preservation, it is believed that she did have a fondness of the nature and the wild animals. When Tubman was sick her family and many other slaves would use natural roots and herbs from the forest to create a cure for their illnesses. “It seemed that whenever we were sick in the slave quarters that we could be nursed back to health. They seemed to have special knowledge of roots and herbs in the