Who Is Harriet Tubman A Hero

Harriet Tubman freed African Americans from slavery but also did the traditional jobs that women had to do. She risked her life every time she conducted the underground railroad. Harriet went down as a hero when she accomplished all of these things. Harriet Tubman was a women who was brave enough to escape slavery knowing that she could of been hung or abused if she got caught. Harriet's given name is Araminta Harriet Ross. Harriet was born into slavery on Maryland's eastern shore. As Harriet was growing up 3 of her sisters were sold to distant plantations. Harriet went through physical violence also while she was growing up and carried the scars with her for the rest of her life. When she was eating breakfast she was lashed 5 times. Harriet was sent to a dry goods store and had a 2 pound weight thrown at her head. Harriet escaped slavery in 1849 and returned to the south when she heard her nieces were being sold and
She helped with raids and was in the civil war. Harriet helped Colonel James on many raids. Article 1 states, "Tubman helped Colonel James Montogomery plan a raid to free slaves from plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina. On June 1,1863 she and 3 gunboats of soldiers to raid the plantation" This means that she's risking her life even more by doing raids since they can get caught or get shot at or not saving any slaves. Article 1 also states she also set fires to buildings and destroyed bridges. They rescued 750 slaves-men, women, children, and babies. This means that even though she's setting fires and destroying things that she's still being able to rescue 750 people. While she was in the Civil War article 1 stated that Harriet was a spy for the Union Army to free more slaves than just the few that she helped even though she could of been hung. This means that Harriet knew her risks but yet she wanted everyone to be free that she joined the Union Army just to try and free