Harriet Tubman
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- Hi! My name is Amarinta "Minty" Ross, but you may know me as Harriet Tubman.
- I was born into a family of slaves.
- I was born on a plantation in Maryland around 1820.
- Like most slaves, I did not know the exact date of my birth.
- I worked in my master's house as a maid, nurse, field hand, cook and wood cutter.
- In 1849, my first master died. On rumour that I was about to be sold, I made a plan to escape with two of my brothers.
- My brothers and I became free, but it was not long before they chose to turn back.
- Where is he going?
- I returned with them and saw that they were safely home before setting out on the long journey by myself.
- Come in! Quickly!
- I first discovered the Underground Railroad when I used it to escape my own enslavement.
- I travelled over 90 miles from Maryland to Philadelphia.
- I need to go back.
- Once free, I immediately yearned to set others free via the Underground Railroad.
- I went back South and rescued my entire family, including my two brothers and my parents, Harriet "Rit" Ross and Ben Ross.
- This was one of my many trips back into the Southern States.
- The Underground Railroad was a network of routes and safe houses that helped slaves escape slavery in the south.
- Unlike how its name suggests, the Underground Railroad was neither underground nor a railroad.
- Are you sure?
- The first mention of this ironic name was when an owner blamed an "underground railroad" for a slave's escape.
- People, black and white, guided the fugitive slaves to freedom.
- We were known as the conductors.
- We led the fugitives to hiding places known as stations, safe houses, and depots. These places included private homes, churches and schoolhouses.
- The people operating these locations were known as stationmasters.
- There were many well-used routes, stretching west through Ohio or north through Pennsylvania or Detroit.
- Most Underground Railroad operators were ordinary people such as farmers, business owners and ministers.
- Many of them were Quakers.
- The Quakers are considered the first organized group to actively help slaves.
- The Quakers were a Christian denomination that believed there was 'something of God' in everyone.
- They treated everyone equally and were well known for being pacifists.
- In the early 1900s, a Quaker named Isaac T. Hopper set up a network to help slaves escape.
- Meanwhile, Quakers in North Carolina were setting up abolitionist groups.
- This was the beginning of the Underground Railroad.
- Quilts were often used as a method of communication.
- They were used to make signals in front of a large audience where only few would understand.
- They would mean something like "get ready to go" or "head North West"
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