African American Freedom Fighters Harriet Tubman By Kianna

African American Freedom Fighters Harriet Tubman By: Kianna Majd

Early Life • Born March 1822 in Dorchester County, Maryland • Birth name is Armanita Ross • Parents were slaves • Grandparents may have been from the Ashanti tribe in what is now Ghanna • Changed her name to Harriet because it was her mothers • Worked as field hand in early teens

Moses Of Her People • Often called moses of her people for leading so many of them out of bondage to freedom. • She was an abolitionist, an integral part of the underground railroad, a humanitarian, and a union nurse and spy during the American Civil War. • In her twelve years of freedom before the American Civil War began, Tubman helped make the Underground Railroad one of the most important aspects of abolitionism and became one of the most active figures in the movement. • In 1863 she became the first woman in America to command an armed military raid.

The Road to Freedom • Helped over 300 family, friends and strangers escape the bonds of slavery around the Maryland area. • While asleep one night she saw herself as a Joan of Arc to her people. After this dream in 1849, she escaped slavery herself and ran away to Philadelphia. • Was a famous “conductor” of slaves who never lost a “passenger. ” • After the war, Tubman continued to battle for social reforms and justice for her people.