Harriet Tubman, or Moses as she was oft referred to, was a slight woman, whom one would never suspect of being the instigator or ‘Conductor’ of the “Underground Railroad’.
Tubman, was born in either the year 1820 or 22 in Maryland as a slave, but throughout her ninety-one years she not only managed to accomplish a lot, but ended up dying a free woman.
Tubman was christened Araminta “Minty’ Ross and was one of nine children. Harriet was rented out to a neighbor at age five and then at age twelve, she was hit in the head with an approximate two-pound weight, due to her interjecting herself in the beating of another slave. This injury was left untreated and began her lifelong association with headaches, seizures and narcolepsy.
But Tubman strove to be freed from slavery and to free others along with her, mainly family members. By age twenty-seven, she succeeded in gaining her freedom via the ‘Underground Railroad’, and then went back time and time again to assist others in gaining their own freedom from oppressing slavery.
Assisting her along the way were other abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass, Thomas Garrett and Martha Coffin Wright, who went on to continue this and other work on behalf of slaves and women’s suffrage. It was rumored that Tubman helped over 200 slaves gain passage to freedom, so there was a $40, 000 bounty on her. However, reality may be estimated to be more like 70 plus and a $300 reward from her mistress for the capture of Tubman and her two brothers.
Harriet married twice, changing her name to Harriet, after her mother the first time and was several occupations over her lifetime; a Nurse, Cook, Laundress, Spy, Scout and established a home for the elderly. All in all, Harriet Tubman, was a force to be reckoned with as she helped to transform our world in to a better place.
Thanks for Reading - Let's all be inspired for the month of February ^_^! Take care, Sho
No comments:
Post a Comment