Description
Jacob Lawrence's Harriet Tubman series number 10 is aesthetically beautiful. The light blue and dark blue of the sky is different because the stars are illuminating one section of the sky. The artwork is not sophisticated, it's difficult to ascertain if that is a waterfall or a river in the picture but there are more rivers in the south then there are waterfalls so you can assume that this is a river. She appears to be reaching for the stars with her left hand while dragging the chains of oppression with her right hand. This portrait has the highest aesthetic value, the portrait not only elicits joy it teaches you about determination, heroism, American history, and the history of black people in America.
Subject matter
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Form
The colors in this painting are mostly dark because the perilous trek to the northern states was done at night. The darkest element in the painting is Harriet Tubman. The depiction of Harriet Tubman is that of a dark and mysterious superhero. Jacob Lawrence doesn't sugarcoat the blackness in his artwork so he made sure to make Harriet Tubman unmistakably black. The lines in the art seem to be shading for all the dark spots in the painting. The dark horizontal lines on Harriet Tubman's white shirt is a great sign of her blending into the darkness.
Context
Jacob Lawrence's Harriet Tubman series number 10 was created during the last year's of the great depression. Everyone was suffering during the great depression but black people were literally starving to death and living in communities that were made of nothing but cardboard boxes. This portrait was a reminder to every black person that seen this portrait that they can persevere even in the worst
A women’s life in the south during the war was not easy. Women had no rights. Their husbands had to go away and most likely their children. Harriet Tubman is a great example of women trying to make a difference. She was one of the first women brave enough to stand against slavery.
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.
Harriet Tubman’s face should be the one on the 20 dollar bill. Not only would this change women’s history, but it would change African Americans history too. There has never been a female on our currency let alone a black one. Harriet Tubman devoted her life towards the demolition of slavery, she has been someone people look up to because she has inspired many from her struggle of equality and civil rights, and she is one of the most notable figures that still to this very day stands out in the history. Harriet Tubman should be on the 20 dollar bill because it would change the aspect of how women are viewed. Harriet Tubman was a leader not only in her society, but also in war, and finally she should be on the bill because, she has a moral value and cares for all people who were enslaved.
Harriet Tubman was among the greatest fighters for justice in her time and was an inspiration to others to fight for what they believe in, but she along with many others who fight experienced it themselves. When she was younger, “She knew that her brothers and sisters, her father and mother, and all the other people who lived in the quarter, men, women and children, were slaves. At the same time, someone had taught her where to look for the North Star, the star that stayed constant, not rising in the east and setting in the west as the other stars appeared to do; and told her that anyone walking toward the North could use that star as a guide. She knew about fear, too. Sometimes at night, or during the day, she heard the furious galloping of horses, not just one horse, several horses, thud of the hoofbeats along the road, jingle of harness. She saw the grown folks freeze into stillness, not moving, scarcely breathing, while they listened. She could not remember who first told her that those furious hoofbeats meant the patrollers were going past, in pursuit of a runaway. Only the slaves said patterollers, whispering the word” (Petry). Living with her family as a slave, she learned all the things she needed to know to do her job in the future as the conductor of the Underground Railroad, she learned about the North star, and she learned about how you should not get caught by the patrollers. Perturbed by the thought of the fate of her family and her future, she escaped to Philadelphia but “Rather than remaining in the safety of the North, Tubman made it her mission to rescue her family and others living in slavery via the Underground Railroad” (Biography.com editors). She made it her mission to save others and take
What were the greatest achievements of Harriet Tubman? Many may think it’s just helping people escape slavery by the underground railroad, but she did more than that. The greatest achievements of Harriet Tubman were the underground railroad, being a spy, and a caregiver. In 1822 a little girl named Araminta Rose was born into slavery. Years passed when she started to do work everyday, but once she got married to John Tubman she decided to take her mother's name and that’s how she became Harriet Tubman. In 1849 after her master died Harriet made a really big decision she decided to run. That is when are her achievements were made away from slavery.
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.
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
Harriet not only had dream but she was determined to stand up for what she had believed. Harriet was a brave young girl who had escaped slavery at a young age and wanted to help others get out of that life just as she did, and that's what I am going to be telling you today.
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 is one of America’s most well-known heroes in history. Harriet is a woman with many great accomplishments, which are simply selfless, courageous acts of one. Even with all of the difficulties she has faced over the years of her life, she still made effort to help others and make a difference within our history. Mrs. Tubman was born in 1822, not even 5 years after her birth was she already enslaved, and working.
Brave. Selfless. Kind. Who do you think of when you hear these three words? Do you know who led over 300 African American slaves to freedom in the 1850's? This person also worked for the Union Army during the Civil War and earned the nickname Moses from John Brown. This heroic person's birth name is Arminta Ross, but you may know her as Harriet Tubman. Harriet Tubman was a courageous historical figure that has inspired people all around the world.
Civil Rights have been the long and dreadful fight against desegregation in many places of the world. Throughout its hard fight many people captured the turmoil that they were faced with by painting, some sculpted, and most photographed. Many reason for this art platform to take place was to create a visual symbol of what we know as the resistance time period. Artist wanted to have the feel of empowerment and most of all feeling liberation. Recently I visit the Savannah Civil right Museum to share some of the major history that was capture in the during the 1960’s time err. The museum was founded by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Civil Rights Movement. It has recently been rename to The Ralph Mark Gilbert Civil Rights Museum to honor Dr. Ralph Mark Gilbert. Each piece in the museum carry’s a huge amount of information that explains the history and the time periods of which it was done. One particular piece that caught my eye was the amazing paint by Jacob Lawrence- Daybreak: A Time to Rest. This art piece is by far one of the best of what I saw at the museum. It tells a story of how Harriet Tubman led many slaves to freedom. Each painting walks you through the time and place of what each movement.
To start off, Harriet Tubman was extremely selfless. She risked her life to save her family. She rescued her parents and brought them to the north where they would be safer. Not only did she save her parents from the harsh reality of slavery, but Tubman risked being placed back into slavery in order to free innocent strangers. She did this not only once, but nineteen times, each becoming more dangerous to do. Her last trip to free slaves being during a time where she was wanted. Yet, her selflessness doesn’t stop there. Not only did she save the lives of so many people, she also served as a nurse during the civil war. Tubman was able to help many of the injured Union soldiers. She did this not for herself, but for the cause of helping the Union win the Civil War.