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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman. Joy H. Allen 6 th Grade Language Arts Spartanburg Christian Academy. Her Birth. Born 1819 or 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland Born a slave to the Broadus Plantation in Maryland Birth name was Ariminta Ross. Her Heritage.

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Harriet Tubman

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  1. Harriet Tubman Joy H. Allen 6th Grade Language Arts Spartanburg Christian Academy

  2. Her Birth • Born 1819 or 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland • Born a slave to the Broadus Plantation in Maryland • Birth name was Ariminta Ross

  3. Her Heritage • Granddaughter and daughter of a native Africans of the Ahanti Tribe • Parents were slaves • Benjamin and Harriet Ross

  4. Her life as a slave • Worked first indoors for the mistress of the Broadus Plantation • Sent to the fields around the age of twelve • Suffered cruelty at the hands of the slave owners • Received a brain injury from a task master • was struck with a two-pound weight • suffered from black outs as a result

  5. Her Escape • 1849 -Broadus plantation owner died • Harriet feared she would be sold. • Decided she would rather risk death than be sold and shipped to the South. • Harriet escaped on foot to find freedom.

  6. Her Journey • Harriet left Maryland destined for the North. • The Underground Railroad led her to freedom in Philadelphia. • Harriet worked in Philadelphia for two years.

  7. Black Moses • Harriet became the Moses of her people. • Returned nineteen times to the South • Greatest conductor of the URR • Delivered more than 300 slaves to the promised land • Never lost a passenger

  8. Canada • Canada was a safe haven for runaway slaves. • Harriet made her way from Philadelphia to Canada. • In 1851 she brought her family to Canada. • Harriet financed her operations on the URR from Canada until 1857.

  9. Her Faith • Harriet loved Bible stories and hymns. • Knew the Almighty God watched over her • Attended the AME Church • She found a new life, but decided to return to the land of slavery to serve as an URR conductor.

  10. Serving the Union • Harriett served the Union Army as a: • Spy • Nurse • Cook • Scout Harriet wasn’t paid for her services until years later.

  11. Her Peace • Harriet had moved her parents to New York in 1857. She later joined them. • Harriet married Nelson Davis in 1869. • Lived in Auburn, NY on the property sold to her by the Sewards. • Mr. Davis died in 1888. • Due to financial hardships, Harriet donated her property to the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in 1903. • Harriet died March 10, 1913.

  12. Her Home • The Harriet Tubman Home is located in Auburn, NY • Built by the AME church in 1908. • Harriet lived here until her death in 1913. • The home is still owned by the AME church and is open year round to visitors.

  13. Bibliography • African American History. Harriet Ross Tubman. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://www.triadntr.net/~rdavis/tubman.htm>. • Commonwealth. Harriet Tubman. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://vi.uh.edu/pages/mintz/35.htm>. • New York History Net. Harriet Tubman Home. 3 Dec. 2001 <http://www.nyhistory.com/harriettubman/index.htm>. • Smith, Russell . Harriet Tubman: Moses of the Civil War. 3 Dec. 2001 <http://www.camalott.com/~rssmith/Moses.html>. • Spectrum. Harriet Tubman. 3 Dec. 2001 <http://www.incwell.com/Biographies/Tubman.html>. • Think Quest. Harriet Tubman. 10 Nov. 2001 <http://library.thinkquest.org/10320/Tubman.htm>.

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