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Harriet Tubman
Brittany Parson
Honors English 10
Mr. Walton
17 April 2003
Abstract
Since Harriet Tubman’s escaping in 1849, she led over 300 slaves to freedom (Nies 49). ... Walton
Honors English 10
17 April 2003
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman’s entire life is based upon the opinion she established at the age of thirteen. ... Harriet Tubman made so much happen because she believed that black people deserve freedom, and she put all her energy toward that end (Nies 44).
Harriet Tubman was born in either 1820 or 1821. ... Her parents, Harriet Green and Benjamin Ross, were second – generation slaves. ...
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Harriet Tubman’s family was owned by farmer Edward Brodess
(Mallory 2, HTML). ...
When Harriet was a teenager, she saw a slave trying to escape. When their master caught him, he asked Harriet to hold the escapee while he whipped him. ... The weight missed the man and hit Harriet in the head (Nies 38). ...
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Because of this, although untraditional, he let her marry a free black man by the name of John Tubman for love (Troy 13).
It wasn’t until 1849 that Harriet started to think about escaping. ... Harriet went to a woman who she heard helped slaves to runaway. ... So Harriet
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decided that since she was free, others should be to. ...
Harriet began to attend meetings of people who helped slaves escape to freedom. ... Together they made a plan to rescue Harriet’s sister, and her sister’s husband and two children.
Approximate Word count = 1175
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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