Harriet Tubman Accomplishments

Harriet Tubman, born Araminta Ross, was born in Maryland in 1820. She was raised as a slave and was mistreated by her master. She was a brave and selfless person in her work in the Underground Railroad. Despite being a black woman during the time of slavery, she overcame her fear of being captured and put others’ lives before hers to save over 300 black slaves.
As a child slave, Harriet Tubman was beaten badly by her master. It had long lasting effects on her and on people’s faith in her abilities. When Harriet was thirteen, her master threw a heavyweight when he was angry (Bradford 15). It hit Harriet on the head causing a break in her skull and pressure in her brain. This would sometimes make her look like she was falling asleep with her

“Behold here, in the stupid little negro girl, the future deliverer of hundreds of here people; the spy and scout of the union armies; the devoted hospital nurse; the eloquent speaker in public meetings; the cunning eldur of pursuing manhunters; the heaven guided pioneer through dangers seen and unseen; in short, as she has well been called, “the Moses of her people” (Bradford 14). These were some of the roles she had during the Civil War (www.pbs.org). The slave who everyone thought would add up to nothing soon become the the future deliverer of hundreds of people. Even though she was born into slavery and injured as a young adult, she was still able to achieve many accomplishments and fulfill different

“With some assistance from a friendly white woman, Tubman was on her way. She followed the North Star by night, making her way to Pennsylvania and soon after to Philadelphia, where she found work and saved her money” (www.pbs.org). She did not just escape and enjoy freedom, she stood up to what was wrong and she put others’ lives before her own, helping them escape. “Her cry to the slave holders, was ever like his to pharaoh, “let my people go!” and not even he imperiled life and limb more willingly, than our self sacrifice friend” (Bradford 4). Harriet was so upset about slavery that even though she had become a free person and could do whatever she wanted, she chose to free other slaves. “She devised clever techniques that helped make her "forays" successful, including using the master's horse and buggy for the first leg of the journey; leaving on a Saturday night, since runaway notices couldn't be placed in newspapers until Monday morning” (www.pbs.org). Using these methods she 19 trips into the South and helped free over 300 slaves as a conductor on the Underground Railroad (www.pbs.org). She was so successful that she became a wanted person in the South. “By 1856, Tubman's capture would have brought a $40,000 reward from the South” (www.pbs.org). Even though she was a slave, a woman, and wanted person, she was still able to achieve anything she