Contributions Of Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was a poor slave girl who ran away from her plantation at the age of 28. Throughout the course of her life many people and many things challenged her. Each situation she was faced with tested either her mental or physical strength, usually both. She persevered through all of her trials stronger and wiser, and was willing to always help others through their own. Not one to instigate unless extremely necessary, Harriet was known for her quick thinking and her reactions to each ordeal she was faced with. She responded to them with a sharp mind, and strong faith in deliverance through the Lord.

This world is in need of heroes, big or small, to change the world and make it a better place for the future. Nelson Mandela in South Africa, Harriet Tubman in America, and Malala Yousafzai in Pakistan, rose up in their society from the support of their advocates to the hero by changing something in the world and inspiring others to fight for a cause. Even though these individuals fought to enact change in this world for different causes, they all worked to make it a better future for others.

Harriet Tubman is well known for a successful role in freeing many slaves through the Underground Railroad. Not many know the major effect she had on the Union Army as a Scout and a spy during the Civil War. Her bravery while helping slaves escape through the Underground Railroad and her assistance in gathering Confederate troops intelligence as a spy changed the history and made a great impact on the on the United States National Defense. Even though Harriet Tubman was a very skillful spy, she had many indicators that were missed while she was spied for intelligence and reported the material which were compromised to her handler.

Harriet Tubman was an important African American who ran away from slavery and guided runaway slaves to the north for years. During the Civil War she served as a scout, spy, and nurse for the United States Army. After that, she worked for the rights of blacks and women.

Because she was an abolitionist, had other jobs doing good things, and nothing stopping her from doing anything, Harriet Tubman sets a heroic example. Harriet wasn’t necessitated to free slaves or work for the Union Army, she decided to do that on her own. Harriet always had a job to do and every job she had basically helped someone else in some kind of way. In 2016, The U.S Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman will soon appear on the $20 bill replacing Andrew Jackson. Thanks to her, many people were able to live their lives free and well. We also now know what it is to fight for what we think is

The early 1850’s, Harriet started to help the enslaved escape and lead them to freedom. Harriet started out by rescuing family members, which she knew the location of. She also went back to her get her husband, only to find out that he was remarried and did not want to see her. Even though her husband was free she still felt the need to save him from the south. From that point on she vowed not to waste another trip, and rescue other enslaved people. She helped reunite families and loved ones despite her disappointment with her own husband. Harriet rescued the enslaved during the winter, when nights were longer and people were less likely to be outside. Often runaway slaves felt they could no longer make the journey and wanted to return, for that reason Harriet carried a pistol. She threatened those to continue the journey, because if they were caught they; there was a possibility they could expose what they saw on the trip. Once on a journey Harriet developed an infection in her mouth, and was able to take her pistol and knocked out the tooth that was infected taking others teeth. She was strong enough to deal with the pain and continue on her journey. For some time Harriet lived in Canada since she was at in risk in America, but she come back to bring her parents to Canada even though they were living free.

Harriet Tubman, a runaway slave, helped so many blacks escape to freedom that she became the ‘‘Moses’’ of her people. She was born in 1820 in Bucktown, Maryland and died in 1913 in Auburn, New York. During the civil war, she served the union army as a nurse, cook scout, and spy for four years. In 1844, Harriet married a free black man, John Tubman. She left him in 1849. She married Nelson Davis in 1870 and stayed with him.She traveled at night and day guided by the underground railroad a secret network of secret routes and safe house’s. She built the Tubman Home in 1870. She receives honor from queen Victoria for bravery (1893) Harriet Tubman is a hero because of her Determination, Sacrifice and Loyalty. Here’s why,

Harriet Tubman is such an inspirational and important person to remember in life’s history. She fought against slavery by helping other slaves gain freedom since she returned to the South

Harriet Tubman was an African American bondwomen who escaped slavery in the south. Harriet Tubman became famous as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850s. Tubman was born a slave, she worked in the field ever since she was old enough to walk. She also endured brutal beatings. She couldn’t deal with the horrible life style she lived any longer. Tubman decided that it was time for a change. Though she was a slave, she was smart enough to come up with a master plan to get away from it all and take her people with her. In 1849 she fled slavery, leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. Despite a bounty on her head, she returned to the South at least 19 times to lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to freedom using the Underground Railroad. Slaves suffered and weren’t treated fairly. Every slave wanted to be free and many attempted to escape but Harriet was the only one who didn’t get captured. “She was one of very few women whose escape from slavery was widely publicized in her own time among antislavery activists, and was virtually the only women celebrated as a guide for fleeing fugitives.” (Humez 5) Harriet’s bravery is what freed many slaves and also gave many slaves hope that they would see better days. She led her people to a new world where slavery was abolished. Harriet Tubman’s accomplishments and bravery as a leader on the Underground

Harriet Tubman is probably the most famous “conductor” of all the Underground Railroads. Throughout a 10-year span, Tubman made more than 20 trips down to the South and lead over 300 slaves from bondage to freedom. Perhaps the most shocking fact about Tubman’s journeys back and forth from the South was that she “never lost a single passenger.”

Harriet Tubman was, and still is, an important part of the American Culture, even today. She was born a slave, but because of her tenacity, she rescued hundreds of slaves from their life at the plantation. She helped them through the Underground Railroad, the Civil War, and ,even after the Civil war, with a home for the aged that she bought with the money that she received from her time with the military.

Many people throughout history have had an impact on America today. During the civil rights era, a long list of people took part in actions that shaped America 's ideas of slavery and racism. Harriet Tubman was one of those people and her actions had a huge impact on the U.S. She contributed to the abolishment by leading thousands of slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman was a Civil Rights rebel who was born into slavery, took a stand for the freedom of all people through the Underground Railroad, and left a lasting impact on freedom in America.

Introduction There are many times that have been brutal to you but you know it's time to help others and maybe yourself a little Or you could do things for yourself to help others. But there are only a few people who really truly would do things to help others.

The honor of being referred to as an Icon is undoubtedly justified whenever it pertains to Harriet Tubman. A woman born into slavery, who assumed multiple roles during her time as abolitionist, humanitarian and a union worker. Tubman was born Araminta Ross in Maryland’s Dorchester County to slave parents, who failed to trace their lineage, and also the exact date of her birth. She later adopted the name Harriet to honor her mother’s memory and as a disguise for her own identity. In the early years of her life, young slaves were being traded across country.

James A. McGowan and William C. Kashatus the authors of Harriet Tubman :A biography focused on telling the remarkable story of Harriet Tubman the biography tells the story about her early years as young Arminta Ross, how she escape slavery, her duties as the Underground Railroad Conductor, and her roles in the Civil War. I feel like the authors purpose of writing this books was to educate and inform readers about the times of Harriet Tubman and what she had to endure and also to give a understanding on why Harriet Tubman is so legendary amongst the time she lived and why she still is today.