Harriet Tubman Biography Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. A beaten‚ broken young woman became a glorified saint to all hopelessly enslaved black people. Harriet was a divine miracle in the form of a female. She sang a gospel hymn or whistled like a bird to alert slaves of her presence. Her reliance on religion earned her the nickname Moses. Harriet possessed specific qualities that shaped her into a natural leader. Harriet Tubman fought for what she believed in without letting her fear
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Johnson History 2020 18 April 2011 Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Harriet Tubman‚ also known as “Moses”‚ played a big part in American history for her role as a conductor on the Underground Railroad. A former slave‚ Tubman was a determined woman who never gave up and knew she would one day fulfill her dream of becoming a free woman. She was born somewhere around 1820 as Araminta Ross in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. Her parents were Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross‚ slaves to Anthony
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Harriet Tubman‚ an American abolitionist‚ aka the Moses of her people was an escaped slave that worked in the Underground Railroad. She freed around 1000 slaves. On her off time she worked as a humanitarian. Harriet Tubman was born in Dorchester County in 1820. She deceased in Auburn‚ NY on March 10‚ 1913. The birth name of Harriet Tubman was Araminta Ross. She was also nicknamed Misty and Moses. Harriet Tubman was married to two husbands‚ not at the same time however. Their names were John
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Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. She was a powerful woman who used her strength to assist others to a more improved life. Harriet was born a slave‚ she was an extremely hard working slave‚ even through tough situations. However‚ she was not treated properly compared to the tremendous work she did. Lastly‚ after Tubman ran away she made her knowledge useful by helping others runaway. Harriet always did the best of her ability. Harriet was a phenomenal slave that went through several
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for them would be a chance to comment on how great they are. For instance‚ Harriet Tubman has taken part in the real-life controversy over slavery by taking action in rescuing over seven hundred slaves towards their path of freedom. Whereas‚ in the epic‚ The Odyssey‚ by Homer‚ the “heroic” protagonist‚ King Odysseus guides his
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not have one‚ I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted‚ and when the time came for me to go‚ the Lord would let them take me”. The brave women who said these words were Harriet Tubman and she was one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves reach freedom. “Although not an actual railroad of steel rails‚ locomotives and steam engines‚ the Underground Railroad was real nevertheless” (encyclopedia The Civil
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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad I am sure everyone has heard about Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad at least once in their life; most people have learned about it in elementary or middle school. When I first learned about it‚ I always thought it was an actual railroad that was underground. Eventually‚ I learned that that was not true; it was just a metaphor. “It was symbolically underground as the network’s clandestine activities were secret and illegal so they had to remain
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remember‚ you have within you the strength‚ the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world”. Harriet Tubman is a pioneer of freedom and inspiration for all around the world today‚ without her determination our society would be a dramatically different place. Around the early 1820’s‚ Araminta Ross‚ known more commonly as Harriet Tubman was born to Harriet Green Ross and Benjamin Ross who were held as slaves in Dorchester County‚ Maryland. She was the fifth born of her
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Who is Harriet Tubman? Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist‚ humanitarian‚ and Union spy during the American Civil War‚ and was also known as the conductor of the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was born in 1820‚ in Dorchester County‚ Maryland as Araminta Harriet Ross. She later changed her first name to Harriet‚ after her mother. She was also known by the nicknames of Minty or Moses. She was one of eleven children of Harriet and Benjamin Ross‚ and she was of pure African
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Commemorative Speech October 27‚ 2008 the day the city of Philadelphia finally could breathe a sigh of relief. On this date the Philadelphia Phillies won the 2008 World Series‚ breaking the city’s long 25 years of heart breaks since the city’s last major sport championship. They beat the Tampa Bay Rays in 5 Games in the best of 7 series. Four days later the city’s dreams of a parade down Broad Street finally became a reality. On October 31st‚ 2008 instead of costumes and Halloween candy the
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