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How Did Harriet Tubman Contribute To The Success Of Harriet Tubman

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During the 19th century, the issue of slavery bubbled up, yet again. Slaves began to run away from their owners, in search for freedom in the North. Some made the journey alone, but many had the assistance of a network called the Underground Railroad. Some people became guides to escaped slaves to lead them to the borders. Among these brave souls was Harriet Tubman, who made it to freedom, but kept risking her own life to go back and save others. Harriet Tubman was an essential part to the success of the Underground Railroad by being an inspiration to enslaved African Americans with her own escape, her role as the main conductor, and the threat she posed to the slavery economy.

Araminta Harriet Ross, was one of nine children born to enslaved parents between 1808 and 1832, in Dorchester County, Maryland. Physical violence was part of everyday life for the young girl. She sustained her most severe injury in her teenage years. When Araminta refused to help restrain a runaway slave, his overseer threw a two-pound weight that struck her in the head. She endured headaches, seizures, and narcoleptic episodes for the rest of her life as a result of the injury.

Physical violence wasn’t the only hardship that she endured in her early life. Her family became severed when three of her sisters were sold to other plantations that were far away. A trader from Georgia approached interested in buying her youngest brother, but their mother successfully resisted, preventing further

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