“Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway.”- John Wayne. Harriet Tubman was born around 1820 on a plantation in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet was born and raised as a slave, where she would work in the fields and look after children. When Harriet was young she had a good understanding of what slavery was, and she wasn't pleased with the idea that she would be trapped on a field for the rest of her life. Harriet worked all her life to work for the freedom of slaves. Harriet Tubman contributed to the abolitionist movement while facing many challenges, which inspired others around the world. Harriet Tubman is very well known for traveling long distances just to get slaves to freedom. She is also acknowledged for her bravery in the …show more content…
Harriet stepped between the enslaved person and the overseer—the weight struck her head.” Harriet then had a condition that would cause her to pass out at any given time, but this never stopped Harriet as she faced this condition her whole life until it evoked her death. In the text “Harriet Tubman” the author provides information on a crucial life skill that Harriet overcame by explaining “She is often described as an “illiterate” woman who could neither read nor write; however, her abilities to “read” the world- from curing her sickness with her knowledge of herbal medicines to navigating the natural terrain via the night sky through her knowledge of astronomy- remained key in escaping and rescuing others from slavery” Literacy plays a significant role in today's society, but Harriet found a way around it by whole life and still not being able to read. Harriet Tubman faced many obstacles and by overcoming them she inspired