Harriet Tubman And The Underground Railroad

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Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad Harriet Ross Tubman was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet is believed to have been born in the year 1820. Because Harriet was born a slave, and the owners did not record their slave’s birthdays, the exact date of Harriet’s birth is unknown. Harriet was raised under extremely cruel conditions. Harriet, as well as the other slaves, was beaten on a regular basis even as a child. At the age of six Harriet was considered old enough to work. Harriet’s Master, Edward Brodas, lent her out to different families where she did a lot of different work ranging from weaving, housekeeping, and babysitting. At the age of 12 Harriet was wounded by a white supervisor for refusing to help tie up a man who had tried to run away. The wound was directed towards Harriet’s head and resulted in seizures, and sleeping spells that lasted the rest of her life. In 1844 at the age of 25, Harriet married John Tubman. John was a free African American who did not share the same goals and aspirations as Harriet. Since Harriet was a slave she lived in fear of being sold, thus separating her from her husband. Harriet’s dream was to run North. Harriet knew that if she could, make it to the North she would be free. Harriet’s husband John did not want to go to the North. John told Harriet that if she ran, he would tell her master. Though Harriet loved her husband, her desire to be free overcame her desire to please John. In 1849, Harriet was given an opportunity to fulfill her dream and escape to the North. A white Abolitionist neighbor of Harriet’s gave her the address of a house where they would help her on her road to freedom. At the first house, Harriet was placed into a wagon and driven to the next house. After reaching the second house Harriet hitched a ride to Philadelphia where she got a job and started to save her money. While in
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