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
John Brown is one of the most misunderstood abolitionists of the mid 19th century. When the Fugitive Slave Law was passed, many abolitionist, white and black, tried to find ways to free slaves and protest rather peacefully. On the other hand, John Brown killed and started riots, including a raid at Harper's Ferry. Brown is also responsible for the Pottawatomie Massacre where five men men including James Doyle were brutally shot, had their skulls split open, and arms cut off, this event caused major
How did Harriet Tubman manage to exceed all of the obstacles that stood between her and her freedom? Harriet Tubman was an extraordinary heroine. She was a brave woman who put her life in danger to become free. Additionally, she was determined to fulfill her goals. Finally, Harriet was resourceful and smart with her decisions. There are numerous components which make Harriet Tubman an influential heroine. Harriet Tubman was resourceful and smart with her decisions. Harriet was smart and resourceful
First, of I would like to present John Brown. John Brown was born May 9, 1800 in Torrington, connecticut. He died December 2, 1859 in Charlestown Virginia. He was young when he and his family moved around a lot finally settling down in Ohio. In 1812 in Michigan, John Brown lodges with a slave-owning man. Brown’s memory of seeing the slave owner beat a man with a shovel, inspired his hatred of slavery. In January 1836 beset with economic difficulties. Brown establishes an important connection in
John Brown was an American abolitionist who was strongly against slavery and had conducted many different movements to try and abolish it. His hatred of slavery began when he was a young boy for the reason that his father also hated slavery. Many believe John Brown was a hero in the eyes of a slave but that did not excuse the bloodshed and violence he had done while trying to accomplish his goals. I believe John Brown was a hero with what he tried to change but it was not right to kill others to
Militant Abolitionist John Brown followed his father’s example of having devotion to his religion and a hard work ethic. Named for his grandfather who died in the revolutionary war, strong and lengthy John Brown loved to play physical sports like wrestling. One of the most important things to John Brown was the Christian book of worship otherwise known as the bible. Brown’s father not only taught John how to be a man, but he also passed down his belief in Calvinism which John took extremely serious
Thesis: Texas Annexation to the U.S. had a political, economic, social, and geographic contribution to the expansion of the U.S between 1800 and the 1890’s Background Info: First of all, Texas was apart of Spain for over 300 years but then declared independence on Mexico in 1836. Texas stayed independent for all 9 years. Many Texans liked the idea of becoming apart of the United States, but the Congress worried that the southern slave empire would increase and become too
Archibald Monteath Igbo, Jamaican, Moravian. Maureen Warner-Lewis This is the story of Archibald Monteath, the story of a slave captured from Africa and sent to Jamaica to live until he purchased his freedom and worked hard for a better life all on his own terms. This slave account and biography of Monteath happens during the time slavery was about to be abolished however “the legal status of slaves in Jamaica was typical of their status in all the British West India Islands” (Smith, Worthington)
Title: The Supreme Court Introduction: I. Attention Getter: Is abortion murder? Who really won the election, Bush or Gore? Does the constitution give gay men and women the right to marry? When these questions are asked we look to the Supreme Court for the answer. II. Connection to Audience: The Supreme Court affects each and every one of us. Look around you, the reason our friends of different ethnicities were given the god given right to education was because of the Supreme Court. Our lovely instructor
The book Black Like Me was based on a man named John Howard Griffin. The time setting was in the 1950’s, when segregation was still at its high point. Griffin sparked a brilliant idea even when he knew his life would drastically change. He gave readers a first hand account of what black life during a time of racism entailed, and how better to experience the life of racism than to become someone who would know. Black Like Me is a book full of events. Griffin—a white man and a writer—had a seemingly