Haley Hill Mrs. Panter 10/16/2014 Computer Apps I 8th Period Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an African-American abolitionist and Union spy during the American Civil War. Harriet is known as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad during the 1850’s. She was born a slave in Maryland’s eastern shore. In 1850 she fled slavery, leaving her family behind. I chose Harriet Tubman because she is courageous for going back to help other slaves become free after she had escaped from slavery herself. In
Many people know about the Underground Railroad, but do they know who was a major conductor of it? It was no other than Harriet Tubman. At a young age, she was already working as a child caretaker at five and a field worker and log hauler at 12. Araminta, Harriet’s birth name, married a free black, but still remained a slave. After her master died, she ran off to Bucktown, Maryland and became free. At least eight times, she returned to Virginia and the Eastern shores to gather people and take them
To begin with, in the article “Woman who helped Anne Frank died at 100” they talk about a hero whom name is Miep Gies. Gies helped a Jewish family escape a terrifying event which was the holocaust. Miep didn’t care that the family was jewish she did what she thought was right. She said that she would regret if she wouldn’t of helped this family just like she said in this quote. “ I, myself, I’m just a very common person. I simply had no choice. I could foresee many, many sleepless nights and a life