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VIDEOS AND WEBSITES!!!
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman (WEBSITE)
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman (WEBSITE)
https://youtu.be/NQ_gRFYgXMo (VIDEO)
www.biography.com/.../harriet-tubman-9511430 (VIDEO)
www.cic.gc.ca/english/.../media/.../video/.../tubman (VIDEO) -
Born in Dorchester County, MD
Born into slavery. -
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Nursemaid
When she was 5 she was a nursemaid to the baby in the "Big House" at the plantation she lived at. -
Married John Tubman (m. 1844–1851)
Also changed her name to Harriet soon after marriage. -
Escaped from slavery
Escaped with her brothers. -
Fugitive slave law was passed
Runaways had to be careful of not getting caught or sent back to their masters owners. -
Went back to get her husband
Went back to get her husband but he had already married someone else and refused to come wiht her. -
Guided 11 slaves to freedom
This was one of her first trips guiding slaves to freedom. -
Conductor of the underground railroad
Was Official Conductor Of The Underground Railroad.
http://www.americancivilwar.com/women/harriet_tubman.html
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Harriet met John Brown
Met John Brown and they were both abolitonists. -
John Brown suspected
He was suspected to be helping slaves run away. -
Conducted Last Rescue Mission
She conducted her last rescue mission before she was to old to keep on helping slaves escape. -
American Civil War Started
When it started Hariet was a nurse to some of the soliders. -
Emancipation Proclamation Act was issued
President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. -
Slaves were freed
Some slaves were freed during the Civil war. -
Fredrick Douglass wrote her a honarary letter
Wrote Harriet an honorary letter to tell her that she didn't need his words/advice because she already had both. -
Married Nelson Davis (m. 1869–1888)
Married Nelson Davis even though he was 22 yrs younger. -
Adopted a baby girl with Nelson Davis
They didn't have any children together, but they adopted a baby girl. -
Harriet Tubman Home for the Aged celebrated its opening on June 23, 1908.
There was a nursing home named after her and she actually lived in it for awhile before her death. -
Lived in the nursing home named after her
She only lived there for about 2 yrs before she died. -
Died Of Pneumonia in Auburn, NY
Died of pneumonia in 1913 and the last thing she said was, "I go to prepare a place for you."
