Harriet Tubman, Slavery And The Holocaust

Can you imagine running through the woods, the dirty cold water, fighting for your life and everyone else’s. That’s what Harriet Tubman did 19 times, coming back to the South to save more than 700 slaves. Moral courage is something only true heroes have. They save people’s lives, standing up for the right idea even when no one else will, and fighting for what they believe in. Slavery and the Holocaust are major, terrible parts of history that have happened in history and the way they relate is a perfect example of discrimination. Harriet Tubman, slavery, and the Holocaust are just some major parts of history that have greatly affected me. They have displaced to me that no matter your religion or race you are equal. Although slavery was

Imagine not being free, not have the right to do anything, and having a higher power controlling you. That was the life of a slave. Harriet Tubman was born a slave in maryland. “Her birth name was Araminta Ross, nicknamed Minty by her mother” (Harriet Tubman 1). When Harriet was a teenager she had been hit in the head with a heavy metal. She suffered terrible brain injuries. By 14 years old she had escaped to the eastern shore of maryland, where she was free. Harriet came back to the South to save her family and others. They would run through the woods at night and sleep during the day trying to stay out of sight. When she was worried that she would be caught she would say “Lord I’m going to hold steady on you and you’ve got to see me through” (Harriet Tubman Brainyquote 1). The courage he had to keep going back and saving people is

During the Holocaust the Jews were discriminated against everyone else, put in their own terrible world because of their religion. During the period of Slavery the colored were discriminated, put in their own terrible world because of their skin color. The Holocaust and Slavery were similar in one distinct way. They both were discriminated against. The Jewish could no longer worship their God, they had curfews, and they had to wear a Star of David. They had little to no food in the concentration camps and they were treated as if they were garbage. If they didn’t obey they were beaten. During the time of Slavery, the colored didn’t have any freedom, much like the Jewish. They had master’s they had to obey and if they didn’t they were beaten. They worked long hard days for little or no food, and were treated like they were worthless all because of their skin color. There are ways these two important parts of history are different is the setting and time that this all took place. The Jews were moved from their homes into concentration camps were millions of them were killed for no reason. Some Jews stayed and worked only to later be killed by terrible diseases, starvation, or aweful conditions. Slaves were worked extremely hard everyday with few little breaks. Beaten and made feel worthless much like the slaves, just different ways of meaning, neither had freedom. “I