The Saga of Harriet Tubman
Category
Local Heroes & Everyday Saviors
Era / Tenure
Active Era
Leaderboard Rank
#34 in Local Heroes & Everyday Saviors
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ORIGINS & FORMATIVE YEARS
Roots, Upbringing & Early Influences
Born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland in 1822, Araminta 'Minty' Ross endured severe physical violence, suffering a traumatic head wound from a heavy metal weight thrown by an overseer that caused seizures and narcolepsy throughout her life.
THE STRUGGLE & HARDSHIPS
Facing Adversity, Rejections & The Grind
In 1849, facing being sold away from her family, Tubman escaped on foot, navigating ninety miles of dense forests and marshes using the North Star to reach freedom in Philadelphia, stating: 'I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I had crossed the line. I was free, but they should be free also.'
Key Milestone & Career Defining Moment
Harriet Tubman is revered as an American icon of freedom and courage, commemorated on national monuments and chosen to grace the United States twenty-dollar currency, symbolizing unbroken human resistance against injustice.
