Writing - Social Studies

Harriet Tubman was a very powerful abolitionist of her time. She was a conductor of the Underground Railroad. "Moses of her People", is what a lot of people came to know her as. She was also a devout Christian who relied on God for her strength and guidance.

Harriet Tubman was born sometime in 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland.(her exact birth date is not known) She was born into slavery and worked for a white family. At the young age of 13, she was already trying to help people. While trying to help free another slave, she was caught and punished by getting hit over the head with something. In 1849, she escaped from a plantation in Maryland and made her way north The Underground Railroad.

In 1850, she went back to Maryland to help guide members of her family north to freedom on The Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was an elaborate secret network that helped slaves escape to somewhere safe. Soon after she went back to Maryland the first time, she began making frequent trips back into the south to bring out escaping slaves. Even though huge rewards were offered for her capture, she helped more than 300 slaves to escape.

Harriet Tubman also played a huge role in the womens rights movement. She served with the union army doing many different things such as being a cook, laundress, nurse, scout, and a spy. In 1908, she opened a home in Auburn for indigent aged blacks and gave educational opportunities to freedmen. This home later became known as The Harriet Tubman Home.

At the late age of 93, she passed away in Auburn, New York on March 10, 1913. Amilitary burial was given to her and there was also a monument made in her honor. I believe that she was one of the strongest African- American women of all time. She lived her life to the fullest.



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