It was a system of safe houses put into place to hide slaves once they were running from their plantation this is what Harriet Tubman most likely used to bust her family out of slavery. The Underground Railroad was not a railroad underground like many people think. It is still not fully known how she helped her family escape, but it was probably the use of the Underground Railroad. Not long after she left Maryland she returned to free her family members from their plantations. As a now high fugitive slave Araminta was changed to Harriet to try to hide from the Fugitive Slave Law. She ran away from Maryland to Philadelphia to escape her slave life and become free. Tubman’s name was changed from Araminta to Harriet in 1849. Even as a young child Tubman was a rebel trying to change the ways of slavery.Īs she grew up she became a young lady and married a free black man named John Tubman in 1844, thus changing Tubman’s name from Araminta Ross to Araminta Tubman. As a young child Tubman had a lead weight thrown at her head after she tried to stop her master from a dispute with another slave most believe due to the lead weight thrown at Harriet Tubman’s head was why she had vision issues later on. As a black child in the time of slavery white owners would treat them horribly to show them there is no freedom and to not strike back or they will be hurt or even killed. These houses were built in 1908 within five years Tubman was dead.Īraminta Ross otherwise known as Harriet Tubman was born in the 1820’s to slave parents.

It was a long time before her dream of charity homes would be built. Harriet Tubman wanted to set-up homes that would help black slaves and give them hope, shelter, and love. After the war, she settled in Auburn, New York and continued to help those who needed it. Tubman went through the military like system and setup operations to find information and to help end slavery. She wanted to get out of slavery and experience freedom and would risk her life to do so. Tubman like most slaves did not like the way she was treated. In the 1820s Harriet was a born in Maryland a slave because of the lack of documentation the exact year of birth or birthplace are still unknown. Because written documents were not required in the 1800’s most of the educated guesses are from scientist that tried to reenact Tubman’s life with what they do know about her. Most of the information is pure fact, but some of the information is educated guesses.

In the book “Harriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom,” the life of Harriet Tubman is examined.

Harriet tubman by catherine clinton