HARRIET TUBMANBy : Chloe G.

For Black History Month I am writing about a girl who was a civil rights leader and her name is Harriet Tubman. She is a very popular person that everyone should know. I am going to talk about her life events, random stuff about her, and what she did to become a civil rights leader.

First, Harriet Tubman was born in Maryland in 1820. She was also born to enslaved parents. She was also born with the other 9 children. Her father was owned by Anthony Thompson and her mother was owned by Pattison Brodess. She had a really hard time when she was little but then she grew up. She grew up as a slave. She also got married to John Tubman in 1844 - 1851 but she again got married to a different guy named Nelson Davies in 1869 - 1888.

Next, I am going to talk about stuff that is just random in her life. The line between freedom and slavery was hazy for Tubman and her family. Harriet Tubman’s father, Ben, was freed from slavery at the age of 45, as stipulated in the will of a previous owner. Nonetheless, Ben had few options but to continue working as a timber estimator and foreman for his former owners. Although similar manumission stipulations applied to Rit and her children, the individuals who owned the family chose not to free them. Despite his free status, Ben had little power to challenge their decision.

Finally, Harriet Tubman made use of the network known as the Underground Railroad to travel nearly 90 miles to Philadelphia. She crossed into the free state of Pennsylvania with a feeling of relief and awe, and recalled later: “When I found I had crossed that line, I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything; the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven.” Rather than remaining in the safety of the North, Tubman made it her mission to rescue her family and others living in slavery. She later then got hit with a 2 pound weight in the head when she said no to her master and passed away.

In Conclusion, Harriet Tubman saved al lot of slaves to freedom and that is brave of her to do. She is a very important person. People everywhere should thank her for what she has done. Her life events, her random life events, and how she became a civil rights leader facts are amazing, what a job well done

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