Harriet Tubman, a hero we can all look up to, 1849

Harriet Tubman, a hero we can all look up to, 1849

Tubman has a long list of achievements, so to simplify them, I will put them in a list: 1. Tubman escaped to Philidelphia as it was a free state after being enslaved. She did this by using the underground railroad, a series of routes, and safe houses that were established by white and black abolitionists. Tubman then returned to the South to help other slaves escape using this method. During this time, she gained the name of "Moses" after the biblical figure in Christianity, Moses helped slaves escape from Egypt to the promised land. Tubman was compared to Moses in this fashion. She helped 300 enslaved people to freedom and never lost a passenger. The penalty for doing this would be death. 2. Tubman worked as a spy and scout for the Union Army during the American Civil War. She would disguise herself as an old woman and would go into Confederate territory to gather Intel. She also worked as a nurse and gave medicine to Union soldiers. 3. Tubman also helped Abolitionists on raids on different strategic targets, such as Harpers Ferry. 4. She was an avid supporter of women's rights after the Civil War and took care of the elderly 5. Tubman did all of this while suffering from chronic migraines, insomnia, and seizures. The reason she got there was that she was hit in the head with weight by a slave owner when Tubman was only twelve. The slave owner threw the weight at someone else but hit Tubman in the head instead. Tubman was present at the scene as she was trying to stop the slave owner from beating one of the enslaved people who tried to break free. 6. Tubman would carry a pistol with her during her time freeing enslaved people. If anyone got cold feet and tried to return to the plantation, Tubman would point the gun at them and offer two choices: freedom or death where they stood. 7. After the war, she had brain surgery. She was offered anaesthesia, but she declined and bit on a bullet instead to honour all the Union soldiers who had amputations while still conscious. She survived the procedure. Tubman died in 1913. Her last words were " I go to prepare a place for you".