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Throughout history Harriet Tubman has become to be known as the women on the front of the twenty dollar bill. She has been treated like she was a dog people were hitting her with a riding crop for not doing what they were supposed to do they were slaves for the people who brought them into the country. She is influential because she took care of people who were wounded and sick, she helped the slaves get to freedom and she also part of the underground railroad. Harriet Tubman is influential because

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

Harriet Tubman would be a great example of an unsung hero because of her actions and well-known history changing efforts, making her an unsung hero who was in the Civil War.  There are many things that can be said about Harriet Tubman that puts her in a high regard. I respect her dedication to her cause and her commitment to what she believed in. The life of Harriet Tubman is a life of courage and determination. She was born a slave and raised on Maryland's Eastern Shore and that’s where lines between

drums. Songs were used in everyday life by African slaves. The slaves called these songs negro spirituals. People such as Harriet Tubman and others used songs as a means for communication amongst each other in their fight to gain freedom. Many slaves knew the secret meanings of words from the negro spirituals, so they could be used to signal many things. For example, Harriet Tubman used the song “Wade in the Water” to tell slaves who were trying to escape to get off the trail and go into the water

Many people didn't know Harriet Tubman for all of her hard work, she did during her time. Harriet Tubman was a very brave slave and women, many people know her because she was the “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. Growing up Tubman lived very harsh conditions, violence, and skull fracture that nearly almost took her life. Tubman was more than just a slave who helped other slaves escape, she was very important during the Civil war( working as a spy, nurse, and cook) and opened many opportunities

What Was Harriet Tubman’s Greatest Achievement? “ I prefer dangerous freedom over peaceful slavery.” Thomas Jefferson once said. Harriet Tubman was a strong and brave African - American woman. She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. She grew up in Bucktown, Maryland. She grew up like “a neglected weeds” (Background Essay). It showed that her childhood is not very lovely. At the age of 12, she was doing field work and hauling logs. When her master died, in 1849, she makes her life-changing

Encyclopedia Britannica). Sojourner Truth spent the next several years traveling and preaching (Butler, Mary G.). During her travels, she met several important reformers and abolitionist of that time such as William Lloyd Garrison, Susan B. Anthony, and Harriet Beecher Stowe (Butler, Mary G.). While traveling, she lived and worked with many different groups and associations (Women in History). She met and worked with Olive Gilbert at an association created by abolitionists. This association encouraged “cooperative

Mahatma Gandhi, Harriet Tubman, and Emma Watson all fight heartily for equality. Though each of them has a different strategy, all three of them want the same thing: for everyone to be granted the same rights. Gandhi’s most prominent goal was for South Africa to become its own country, far from the harsh government of Britain.Unlike the other two, Harriet was sworn to secrecy, for freeing slaves was illegal at the time. Emma Watson is the face of HeForShe, a campaign for the advancement of equality

I heard and gentle voice whispering in my ear, “Child, wake up”. I lifted my tired eyelids to see my Mama standing over me. “Child”, she whispered, “We have to go”. I looked over at Pa to see him with Rachel on his back with the sack Mama had sewn. Rachel was only 1 year old and could only walk a short distance before falling over. “Underground?” I whispered, Mama nodded. I sat up from my floorboard and we took off faster than you could say stop. Pa was leading with me and Mama trailing not far

Edge, 2 Harriet Tubman The Underground Railroad was a secret system of individuals who assisted fugitive slaves in their quest for freedom prior to the Civil War. The term, used between 1830-1860, refers to the swift, “invisible” way in which the slaves escaped. Usually they hid during the day and moved at night. Coffin says: “fugitive slaves relied heavily on fellow slaves and free blacks, who rarely betray them.” (Coffin, 2006). The most famous black leader in the movement was Harriet Tubman