Harriet Tubman
Conductor of the Underground Railroad
Birth
She was born in 1820 at Dorchester county in Maryland.
Family
Parents : Rit Ross and Ben Ross
Siblings : 8 bother or sister
Everyday her and family would get physical violence daily.
Her Job
She was a slave when she born and she started to work at age 6.
She work has a cook and a nurse in the Union army when she was older.
This is Harriet when she was in her older days.
A wanted post for Harriet.
Harriet with the US flag and the Canada.
Interesting Fast
- Harriet was married twice her first husband John Tubman her second was Nelson Davis.
- 1874 Harriet and Nelson adopted a baby girl named Gertie.
- Harriet Tubman went under brain surgery at Boston Massachusetts General Hospital.
Recognition and Awards
- Dozens of schools were named after her in her honor
- Became an American icon in the years after she died
Death
Harriet die at age 93
Quote
I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more, if only they knew they were slaves."
– Harriet Tubman
The Impact
She freed over 700 slaves !