Essay On Harriet Tubman

• Harriet Tubman o Famous For leading hundereds of African Slaves through a network of houses called the Undergraound Railroad. o Union Spymaster for the North, also a nurse and a cook o Abolitionist who helped in the war to free slaves o at young age, she stood up for anyone being abused. Tubman took a 2-pound weight to her head in order to slaver a fellow slave. o Known as “The Moses of her People” and sung the Forbidden song “go Down Moses” to indicate her arrival o Never lost a single fugitive, and made sure that each one would “stay with us or die” because if the fugitive was allowed to return, he/she would spill the secrets of the Underground Railroad.

 From 1 perspective, Harriet Tubman was seen as a Strong hero who bravely lead many

She was hated and despised by most of the Pro-Slavery people, because she caused them to lose thousands of dollars of “flesh and bones”

 Harriet was born into slavery; as a young teen she sacrificed herself in order to protedct another slave from an angry slaveowner, shus taking a 2- pound weight to her head, resulting in sudden deep states of slumber for the rest of her life.

 She also witnessed the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, resulting in a sharp increase in slaves and free black people becoming slaves. The other problem of this act was that the slaves had to travel all the way to Canada in order to be free.

 Lead the Expedition Combahee River Raid and freed hundreds of slaves in the process. She and Commander Colenel Montgomery defeated Southern Troops in

People looked down on women at that time. Most men thought that a women having an honorable rank as a commander or even a soldier was disrespectful and against common belief.

 She was Part of The Historic Battle of Bull Run, where the Confederate Troops attacked Fort Sumter in Virginia, A confederate Victory

 Part of Seven Days Battle, Which the Union Lost to. She fought as a Man and a spy.

 Sarah Edmond fought in the front lines and as a commander, and cared for them when wounded or sick, thus proving she is compassionate and loyal, but also strong, making her Body-kinesthically gifted. She also wrote A Book, called Nurse and Spy in The Union Army, proving that she is also linguistically gifted.

 Edmond Ran away from home in Canada because she wanted “financial and personal independence.” This proves that Edmond is Intrapersonally gifted. She Soon decided to move to the Union and serve the army as a man with the alias Franklin Thompson, even though she was not a citizen.

 Deserted During her time as commander, because she was afraid that mending her wounds would require her to reveal her femininity. Fraklin Thompson was Shunned as a deserter, but sarah Edmonds hid her identity from her new husband, Linus H.