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Harriet
Tubman was born into slavery on March 10th
1820, in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet Tubman’s
real name was Araminta Ross, and when she got married it would have been
Araminta Tubman, but before that, in her childhood, she was called by
her mother’s name, Harriet. She had 10 brothers and sisters in her
family, along with her mother, Harriet Ross, and her father, Benjamin
Ross. When she was young her mother forced her to marry John Tubman, a
free man.
Harriet Tubman is mainly known for her help to slaves, but she has done
so much more. When Harriet Tubman was 13 a very large bag hit her in the
head, causing her to have uncontrollable blackouts for the rest of her
life. Later in her life she found out with two of her brothers that her
husband, John Tubman, had remarried a different woman. Years later she
remarried a Civil War veteran, Nelson Davis. She was often referred to
in her life as “Moses of her People” because Moses helped free the
Jewish people from Egypt from slavery, and much later on Harriet Tubman
helped free most blacks from slavery. Harriet Tubman helped free more
than 300 slaves by leading them through the Underground Railroad. She
also helped out as a nurse, spy, scout, and a cook in the Civil War. In
1908 Harriet Tubman built and opened a home called the John Brown Home
for aged, ill, and black people. Harriet Tubman was also honored for all
of her good deeds. On June 14, 1914, she was honored with a large bronze
plaque, which was placed at the Cayuga County Courthouse, along with a
civic holiday in her remembrance. She was also honored in 1978 with a
postage stamp with her picture and name on it. Freedom Park, another
tribute to Harriet’s remembrance, opened in the summer of 1994. Since
she was such a generous and considerate person, Harriet Tubman raised
money for poor, unfortunate schools. She now has a school named after
her called Harriet Tubman  High
School. Throughout her life Harriet Tubman had freed over 300 slaves.
Doing all of these amazing things would be very hard because of the
racism and prejudice during that time. "I grew up like a neglected
weed-ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it." –Harriet
Tubman. Sadly, on March 10, 1913, her 94th birthday, Harriet
Tubman died of old age. Many people remember her as a wonderful person.
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Here to Read My Letters About Harriet Tubman
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How
To Be Harriet Tubman
Be
born into slavery.
Be
hit on the head by a two-pound bag when you’re 13 and have sleeping
spells continuing your whole life.
Be
forced by your mother to marry a man you don’t want to.
Change
your name to you mothers.
Don’t
get caught by slave catchers when running away on the Underground
Railroad, being guided by the North Star.
Have
your husband marry another woman while you are away, while still married
to him.
Re-marry
to a Civil War veteran.
Because
you helped many, many slaves escape; have there be a 40,000 bounty for
your arrest.
Build
a wooden structure that serves as a home for the aged, poor, and black
people.
Be
referred to “Moses of your people”.
Free
over 300 slaves.
Die
on your birthday because of old age.
Be
honored in 1978, when you are not alive, by having a postage stamp
created with your name and picture on it.
Click
Here to Read My Letters About Harriet Tubman
Thank you for
reading my report, poem, and summary!
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