Historical Figure Essay
Harriet Tubman, a critical slave rights activist, also known as the " Mose of her people, once said "There are two things I've got a right to, and these are, Death or Liberty – one or the other I mean to have. No one will take me back alive; I shall fight for my liberty, and when the time has come for me to go, the Lord will let them, kill me.". Harriet Tubman is a historical figure who plays a massive role in our society. Tubman was an African American slave on the Underground Railroad who sacrificed her life to free others. Harriet Tubman wanted to be equal and have liberty which she would fight hard for, regardless of the physical and mental challenges she faced.
Harriet Tubman's exact date of birth is unknown,
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For example, when Harriet Tubman first crossed the border for freedom, she said “When I found I had crossed that line,” Tubman later recalled, “I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such glory over everything, the sun came like gold through the trees, and over the fields, and I felt like I was in Heaven,” (84). These were her words when she first crossed the border for freedom in Pennsylvania. This achievement would also be her first journey to freedom. She says she looked at her hand to see if she was the same person. According to the text, she felt as if she was in Heaven. This feeling inspired her to help others feel the same; to be free. The journey would have given her the courage to make the other journeys to bring more slaves to freedom. She also states that the sun came like gold. Thus revealing the feeling of freedom was a great, rich feeling for Tubman. This first trip changed Tubman’s thought process. Moreover, Tubman succeeded in working in the Underground Railroad giving her the title “The railroad’s most famous conductor, Tubman became known as the “Moses of her people.” It has been said that she never lost a fugitive she was leading to freedom,” (Article 2). The text reveals Harriet Tubman's achievement of gaining the name the "Mose of her people.". Furthermore, during Harriet's missions, she never lost a slave along the way, thus showing