Harriet Tubman Created by Mr. Seaner
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Harriet TubmanCreated by Mr. Seaner
Childhood
Childhood
Her real name was Araminta Ross
Born in 1819 or 1820
Born in Dorchester County, Maryland
Slave from birth
Childhood
Beaten frequently
Had to check muskrat traps as punishment
Caught measles while checking traps
At age 12, refused to tie up a slave who attempted to escape
Received a serious head injury for not doing it
Adulthood
Adulthood
In 1844, she married John Tubman (a free black man)
She wanted to escape to the North to be free of slavery
John disagreed and wanted to stay in the South
In 1849, she decided to try and escape to the North without her husband
Adulthood
Traveled at night on the Underground Railroad
Reached Philadelphia as a runaway slave
Committed her life to helping other slaves escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad
Died in 1913
Claim To Fame
Claim To Fame
Known as “Moses”
Spent 10 years working on the Underground Railroad
Helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom
“Never lost a passenger”
Lasting Legacies
Lasting Legacies
American icon
Inspiration during civil rights movement of 1970’s
Harriet Tubman Home still stands as museum
SS Harriet Tubman
In 1978, US stamp released with her image
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