“Harriet Tubman” Biography In the 1830's, slavery was still legal in the United States. There was one group that worked to free the slaves. They were abolitionist who organized the Underground Railroad. Harriet Tubman was part of this organization. Harriet Tubman was a true heroine. She escaped slavery, risked her own life to save slaves, and during the Civil War, she worked for the Union army. Harriet was a religious, unconquerable, and courageous woman.
Harriet’s friends and family would say that her strength came from her belief in God. Harriet was a Christian. As a young girl, she would hear bible stories from her mother. She prayed before meals with her parents. In order for the slaves to recognize her, she would quote from the bible. Once she prayed to God for her overseer to die. When the overseer did die, she prayed for forgiveness. While freeing slaves, she would listen to the voice of God. Harriet believed that God would lead them north.
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When her sister was sold to another slave owner, instead of giving up, Harriet just became more determined to be free and assist others be free. Harriet worked hard to earn enough money to use to buy her freedom papers. The original agreement with her overseer was $200, unfortunately he reneged on the agreement. Her husband, John Tubman, stole that money and used it to purchase freedom papers for himself. Harriet was hit in the head with a brick while she was trying to aid in a friend’s escape. This caused her permanent head trauma, regardless she still continued on freeing her fellow slaves. Her overseer tried humiliating her by having her pull a carriage, with the harness, the way a mule would. She endured freezing cold, snowy winter nights to lend a hand to those who needed her. No matter how close she was to being caught, she would always go back to free