James Wilkey
Mr. Black
Course 1
April 20, 2017
Harriet Tubman My name is Harriet Tubman. I was born a slave in Dorchester county, Maryland. In the younger time of my life I was beaten and whipped by my masters, but I never lost faith in the Lord. In 1849, I escaped from bondage and ran to Philadelphia, which was a non-slave state. After reaching freedom in Philadelphia, I returned to Maryland to rescue my family. Slowly, one group at a time, I guided dozens of slaves to freedom. They called me moses, leading my people out of bondage and shackles. There was something called the slave act of 1850 that made all the escaped slaves of the south return to slavery. This forced me to take the escaped slaves farther north into British North America.
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 returned home to Auburn, New York after the Civil War had ended. By then, her mother and father were elder and had a system supporting them during Harriet’s absence. They still needed her financial support to carry them (Civil war). In 1867 harriet had found out that her former husband, John Tubman had been killed with a white man named Robert Vincent. He wasn’t ever convicted. Although she was never legally married to John, there was an informal marriage just like all the others who lived in slavery. They loved each other, but he moved on (Civil War). In 1869 Harriet met a guy named Nelson Davis. He was a man who had looked for a shelter in her home. He had been a former slave in North Carolina. He served as a soldier in the Civil
When we think of African American history we often forget about the people before the civil rights movement. The people who paved the way for future leaders. Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X, and Rosa parks are often who we think of. We forget about individuals that made a significant impact that led us to the present place we are today. Harriet Tubman's contribute to history was that she was the conductor of the Underground Railroad, which helped bring slaves to freedom. Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist and was part of the woman's suffrage move.
In early 2015, the Treasury Department announced that they would be revamping the $10 bill in 2020 to coincide with the with 100th anniversary of the 19th amendment. The redesign will feature the first ever female on the bank note; in addition to that, the treasury department opened the decision up to the public and allowed them to cast their votes on who should appear on the note. According to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Secretary of the Treasury is the one who usually decides on the design of the currency; so the current secretary, Jack Lew, has pushed the decision over into 2016. The law only allows deceased people who have a place in American history to appear on the currency. The secretary
Officially Abolishing Slavery America’s history shaped our nation into what it is today. Slavery was a major part of America’s history which should not be overlooked. The term slave is defined as “a person who is the legal property of another and is forced to obey them.” (Mariam-Webster Dictionary) The most eminent cases of slavery occurred during the settling and conquering of the United States of America.
Harriet Tubman was an American bondwoman who escaped from slavery in the south to become a leading abolitionist before the American civil war. She was born in maryland in 1820, and successfully escaped in 1849. Yet she returned many times to rescue both her family members and non-relatives from the plantation system.
"Oppressed slaves should flee and take Liberty Line to freedom." The Underground Railroad began in the 1780s while Harriet Tubman was born six decades later in antebellum America. The Underground Railroad was successful in its quest to free slaves; it even made the South pass two acts in a vain attempt to stop its tracks. Then, Harriet Tubman, an African-American with an incredulous conviction to lead her people to the light, joins the Underground Railroad’s cause becoming one of the leading conductors in the railroad. The Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman aided in bringing down slavery and together, they put the wood in the fires leading up to the Civil War. The greatest causes of the Civil War were the Underground Railroad
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 a woman of faith and dignity who saved many African American men and women through courage and love for God. One would ponder what would drive someone to bring upon pain and suffering to one’s self just to help others. Harriet Tubman was an African American women that took upon many roles during her time just as abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union Spy during the American civil war. Her deeds not only saved lives during these terrible time’s but also gave other African Americans the courage to stand up for what they believe in and achieve equal rights for men in women in the world no
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 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 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.
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.
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.
Imagine over 500 innocent people getting put into slavery and never being able to go outside and live a regular life. Harriet Tubman was victim of slavery so she knew how it was like. She was a slave in Maryland and she later escaped in 1849. She then decided she would free others too. Harriet Tubman qualifies as a hero because she freed many slaves, worked for the union army during the civil war and was brave.