Harriet Tubman

"Whipped", "chained", and "beaten" were commonly exchanged words among American slaves throughout the 19th century. Day after day in a world filled with torture and pain, slaves suffered servile lives under the feet of an overseer. During these times, when freedom and liberty were merely the topics of dreams, one outstanding slave named Harriet Tubman set out to make her dream a reality. She possessed tremendous courage which proved to be of the utmost importance. …showed first 75 words of 921 total…

…showed last 75 words of 921 total…fashion that is unique to itself. End Notes                  1Marian Taylor, Harriet Tubman (New York: Chelsea House, 1991), p. 36         2Anne Lane Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad (New York: Pocket, 1955), p. 129                  3Anne Lane Petry, Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad (New York: Pocket, 1955), p. 219 Bibliography Petry, Anne Lane. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad. New York: Pocket, 1955 Taylor, Marian. Harriet Tubman. New York: Chelsea House, 1991 "Harriet Tubman." The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: Macropaedia. 1994 ed.