Human Rights In Harriet Tubman Escape To Freedom By Ann Petry

Perry, Oscar

LA 7, 5

February 24, 2023

Informational Essay: Human Rights

Throughout history, human rights have been violated countless times. Slavery, lack of eduaction, and poor working condtions are just a few examples. Human rights are basic rights that every human is entitled to, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights lists them. In total, it has 30 different articles, each listing a different, important right. In Harriet Tubman Escape to Freedom by Ann Petry, Harriet Tubman is a slave on the Brodas Plantation and her human rights were abused, forcing her to run away.

In Mother Jones Fierce Fighter for Workers Right’s by Judith Pinkerton Josephson, Mother Jones is a Person who goes around the

In Harriet Tubman, Petry states, “The life she lived was cruelly hard” and she also writes “Miss Susan said that the baby mustn't be allowed to cry, and Harriet had to stay up all night rocking the baby.” (pg. 51 chapter 6) This shows a violation of human rights because it states that Tubman had a cruelly hard life, as well as stating that she had to stay up all night rocking the baby, allowing Harriet not to get any sleep, or have any time for recreation or leisure. Also, Harriet was not paid for her hard labor, adding another

Education shall be free, at least in the elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis of merit.” In Harriet Tubman, Petry states “When (Harriet Tubman) she finally mastered the skill of walking, she began playing with the other small children. All the little ones, too young to run errands, were placed under the care of a women, so old she could no longer work.” This is a prime example of when the slaves children should have been at a school, under the supervision of a professional adult whose job it to educate children. This text example also shows that the children were not at a school, but at the plantation. Petry also states “In the summer of 1826, Harriet was 6 years old and by plantation standards, big enough to work.” (pg. 30) This is another primary example of how Harriet Tubman's human rights were violated. The Declaration evidently states: “Elementary education shall be compulsory” and this shows that at age 6, she should have been attending a form of Primary education, but this text example clearly states that Tubman was doing plantation work, instead of going to school. In Mother Jones, the text states: “The marchers sang and carried flags and banners that read “we want to go to school!” The text shows that the children were denied