Harriet’s parents, Benjamin and Harriet Ross, were slaves. She was born right into slavery. Growing up,Tubman had seven brothers and sisters. [Gale Group Harriet Tubman] She was from Maryland, and spoke Gullah, a combination of the English and African American languages, which made communication very difficult. [Harriet Tubman Biography] When she was five or six, she became a house servant, she didn’t join the other slaves in the field until she was in her early teens. When Tubman was younger, she got hit in the head with a metal weight. [Harriet Tubman Biography] This caused her to have seizures and periodic blackouts. Harriet had a pretty unfortunate childhood. Even though others didn’t believe in her, she kept trying her hardest and never gave up even when things went wrong.
Tubman is one of the most well known conductors of the underground railroad. Growing up as a slave, she was …show more content…
Tubman set up groups of scouts to help her map out the land, territories, and waterways. [Harriet Tubman Biography] When Harriet brought people with her the first time, she brought two of her brothers. They left at night so they could follow the North Star to navigate their way North. It took her give or take 90 miles to get the the Delaware borderline and then she had to go to Philadelphia to become an escaped slave. [Washington Post Harriet Tubman] She had to pass through woods and marshes to get there, but she did and came back to bring others to freedom. Tubman found a way around everything. She would find a way to get done what she wanted done. When she found out a way to become free and not get caught, she shared it with other people and she wasn’t selfish to keep it to