Who Was Harriet Tubman An Abolitionist

Harriet Tubman was an abolitionist who was involved in the fight to end slavery. She established the underground railroad, which was a way to get slaves safely to the north.Harriet Tubman was born between 1820-1825, but it is not certain the exact day or year.She was born in Dorchester County, Maryland. Harriet Tubman was originally named Araminta Harriet Ross and went by the nickname “Minty”. She was born to enslaved parents and had 10 siblings. When she was young, she was beat very often by her slave masters. In one beating, she retained a head injury that caused seizures and sleeping spells for the rest of her life. Later in life, she married a man named John Tubman, a few years later she came back from a trip to find out that he had remarried.