Harriet Tubman

1. Harriet Tubman
Created by Mr. Seaner

2. Childhood

3. Childhood
Her real name was Araminta
Ross
Born in 1819 or 1820
Born in Dorchester County,
Maryland
Slave from birth

4. Childhood
Beaten frequently
Had to check muskrat traps as
punishment
Caught measles while
checking traps
At age 12, refused to tie up a
slave who attempted to escape
Received a serious head
injury for not doing it

5. Adulthood

6. Adulthood
In 1844, she married John
Tubman (a free black man)
She wanted to escape to the
North to be free of slavery
John disagreed and wanted to
stay in the South
In 1849, she decided to try
and escape to the North
without her husband

7. Adulthood
Traveled at night on the Underground Railroad
Reached Philadelphia as a runaway slave
Committed her life to helping other slaves escape to
freedom on the Underground Railroad
Died in 1913

8. Claim To Fame

9. Claim To Fame
Known as “Moses”
Spent 10 years working on
the Underground Railroad
Helped hundreds of slaves
escape to freedom
“Never lost a passenger”

10. Lasting Legacies

11. Lasting Legacies
American icon
Inspiration during civil rights
movement of 1970’s
Harriet Tubman Home still
stands as museum
SS Harriet Tubman
In 1978, US stamp released
with her image