Harriet Tubman

Joy H. Allen

6th Grade Language Arts

Spartanburg Christian Academy

Her Birth

Born 1819 or 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland

Born a slave to the Broadus Plantation in Maryland

Birth name was Ariminta Ross

Her Heritage

Granddaughter and daughter of a native Africans of the Ahanti Tribe

Parents were slaves– Benjamin and Harriet

Ross

Her life as a slave

Worked first indoors for the mistress of the Broadus Plantation

Sent to the fields around the age of twelve Suffered cruelty at the hands of the slave

owners Received a brain injury from a task master

– was struck with a two-pound weight– suffered from black outs as a result

Her Escape

1849 -Broadus plantation owner died Harriet feared she would be sold. Decided she would rather risk death than be

sold and shipped to the South. Harriet escaped on foot to find freedom.

Her Journey

Harriet left Maryland destined for the North.

The Underground Railroad led her to freedom in Philadelphia.

Harriet worked in Philadelphia for two years.

Black Moses

Harriet became the Moses of her people. Returned nineteen times to the South Greatest conductor of the URR Delivered more than 300 slaves to the

promised land Never lost a passenger

Canada

Canada was a safe haven for runaway slaves.

Harriet made her way from Philadelphia to Canada.

In 1851 she brought her family to Canada. Harriet financed her operations on the URR

from Canada until 1857.

Her Faith Harriet loved Bible stories

and hymns. Knew the Almighty God

watched over her Attended the AME

Church She found a new life, but

decided to return to the land of slavery to serve as an URR conductor.

Serving the Union

Harriett served the Union Army as a:– Spy– Nurse– Cook– Scout

Harriet wasn’t paid

for her services until

years later.

Her Peace Harriet had moved her parents to New York in

1857. She later joined them. Harriet married Nelson Davis in 1869. Lived in Auburn, NY on the property sold to her

by the Sewards. Mr. Davis died in 1888. Due to financial hardships, Harriet donated her

property to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1903.

Harriet died March 10, 1913.

Her Home The Harriet Tubman

Home is located in Auburn, NY

Built by the AME church in 1908.

Harriet lived here until her death in 1913.

The home is still owned by the AME church and is open year round to visitors.

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