Slavery: Harriet Tubman
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Slavery in America
By Liane Hicks
Beginning in 1619, African men, women, and children were kidnapped from their homeland and shipped in brutal conditions to the American colonies to endure a life of hardship in bondage as slaves. While the international slave trade was outlawed in 1808, slavery continued in America, particularly in the southern states, throughout the 1800s. Slavery is an inextricable part of the story of America and it was rooted in racism that still impacts our society today.
Storyboard Description
There are many people and events to highlight when learning about the time of Slavery in America. This storyboard focuses on the life and legacy of Harriet Tubman. Called the Moses of her people, she led more than 70 enslaved people to freedom.
Storyboard Text
- HARRIET TUBMAN
- YOUNG MINTY
- "I grew up like a neglected weed - ignorant of liberty, having no experience of it"
- HARRIET ESCAPES
- "’Twant me, ’twas the Lord. I always told him, “I trust to you. I don’t know where to go or what to do, but I expect you to lead me,” and he always did."
- Harriet Tubman was born Araminta "Minty" Harriet Ross around 1820 to enslaved parents in Maryland. Her life was full of hardship and abuse by her enslavers that would scar her for life.
- THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
- "I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other."
- When Tubman was young, she saw an enslaved man running away. His enslaver gave chase and told Minty stop him. When she didn't, the enslaver threw a weight at her head. It caused severe headaches and seizures for the rest of her life.
- CIVIL WAR HERO
- "And I prayed to God to make me strong and able to fight, and that’s what I’ve always prayed for ever since. I would fight for my liberty so long as my strength lasted, and if the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me."
- Another side effect from her head injury was vivid dreams. She dreamed that the Lord would guide her to escape her oppressors. After her enslaver died in 1849, Harriet expected to be sold. One night in September, she escaped.
- ABOLITIONIST, SUFFRAGIST, PHILANTHROPIST, ICON
- "Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world."
- After Harriet made her escape, she lived in Philadelphia and saved money. A year later, she returned to Maryland to help her family escape. Tubman made many more trips down south and helped to free as many as 70 people from slavery!
- During the Civil War, Tubman acted as a cook, nurse, armed scout, and spy for the Union. "General Tubman" became the first woman to lead a military raid in 1863, when she led a raid that freed more than 700 enslaved people!
- Tubman bought land in Auburn, NY and she donated part of it to start an AME Church in 1903 and a home for the aged in 1908. She died in 1913 at age 93 and is buried with military honors in Auburn.
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