Harriet Tubman

 

Harriet Tubman became famous as a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad during the turbulent 1850s. Born a slave on Maryland’s eastern shore, she endured the harsh existence of a field hand, including brutal beatings. In 1849 she fled slavery, leaving her husband and family behind in order to escape. Despite a bounty on her head, she returned to the South at least 19 times to lead her family and hundreds of other slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad. Tubman also served as a scout, spy and nurse during the Civil War.

 

Source: http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/harriet-tubman

 

 

Additional Resources:

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/harriet_tubman.htm

 

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1535.html

 

http://www.biography.com/people/harriet-tubman-9511430/videos/harriet-tubman-union-spy-15036995841

 

Challenge:

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/bhistory/underground_railroad/plantation.htm

 

http://caho-test.cc.columbia.edu/ps/10177.html