Harriet Tubman May, June book report

1. Harriet TubmanMay, June book report By: Bryce

2. Q: Who was Harriet Tubman’s owner? Harriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Ross to slave parents, Harriet ("Rit") Green and Ben Ross. She changed her name to Harriet after she escaped from slavery. The actual year of her birth is unknown, but is believed to be between 1820 and 1825.

3. A: Edward Brodess • Harriet’s parents were owned by Mary Brodess. Rit Green and Ben Ross had 9 children together. Three of the children were sold away from the family. Ownership of the remaining children and Harriet’s parents passed to Edward Brodess when Mary died.

4. Q: How did Harriet Tubman escape from slavery? • Harriet married John Tubman in 1844. He was a free black man. Edward Brodess died and his widow Eliza began selling the family slaves. Harriet was afraid of being sold away from her family. Her husband did not want her to run, but Harriet decided to try and run away.

5. A: The Underground Railroad • The Underground Railroad is not an actual train railroad. It was a series of homes and people who helped slaves hide from slave catchers. The slaves would journey north to Canada where slavery was illegal.

6. Q: How many trips did Harriet make as a conductor? • Harriet made many dangerous trips back to her home and surrounding farms to rescue slaves. • Slaves escaped during the winter so they could walk across frozen rivers in the north. • They looked to the North Star to lead them in the right direction to Canada

7. A: We don’t know how many trips she made.

8. Q: What did Harriet do after the Civil War • During one of Harriet’s trips back to her home, she found out her husband, John Tubman, had a new wife. She was very angry. • Later, she met and married a man named Nelson Davis.

9. A: She worked for women’s rights • Harriet met and worked with Susan B. Anthony to help women gain the right to vote. • She helped to open a home for elderly black people called the Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged.

10. Q: What was Harriet’s Legacy • Harriet Tubman died in 1913 at the home for the aged that was named after her. • She was buried with military honors at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, New York.

11. A: Harriet Tubman is a symbol of freedom and civil rights • She is listed as one of the 100 Greatest African Americans • There are dozens of schools across America named for her • Her story is told to school children everywhere • Dozens of books have been written about her life.

12. Resources and References • Wikipedia (Bibliography below) • Anderson, E. M. (2005). Home, Miss Moses: A novel in the time of Harriet Tubman. Higganum, CT: Higganum Hill Books. ISBN 0-9776556-0-1. • Bradford, Sarah (1961). Harriet Tubman: The Moses of Her People. New York: Corinth Books. LCCN61-8152. • Bradford, Sarah (1971). Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman. Freeport: Books for Libraries Press. ISBN 0-836-98782-9. • Clinton, Catherine (2004). Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom. New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 0-316-14492-4. • Humez, Jean (2003). Harriet Tubman: The Life and Life Stories. Madison: University of Wisconsin Press. ISBN 0-299-19120-6. • Larson, Kate Clifford (2004). Bound For the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero. New York: Ballantine Books. ISBN 0-345-45627-0. • Lowry, Beverly (2008). Harriet Tubman: Imagining a Life. Random House. ISBN9780385721776. • Sterling, Dorothy (1970). Freedom Train: The Story of Harriet Tubman. New York: Scholastic, Inc. ISBN 0-5904362-8-7. • Images from Google Images search