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In April 2016, the US Treasury Secretary announced that he would use a black woman as the cover of the 20 US dollar bill . What important identity does it have to gain the attention of the entire country?
You should know that since ancient times, black people have been discriminated against and lived in dire straits. But a light appeared in it, giving every black man who longed for freedom and greatly elevating the inherent status of black man in the United States. She was Harriet Tubman.
Harriet Tubman is a once enslaved woman, a freelance lover, a 19th-century North American black activist, spy, warrior and nurse .
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Tubman is also one of the most inspiring African Americans in history, and there are many stories about her, but these stories usually emphasize her early life, her escape from slavery, and her cooperation with the Underground Railroad.
But the black few people were still pursuing equal rights for blacks until Tubman after the war.
Children's enslavement life
ensed black people
We are glad that our childhood was in an equal society. Although we may be troubled by hunger or troubled by academic performance, compared with Tubman's childhood, it is simply the difference between heaven and hell.
Tubman was born in 1820 in a small county in the United States. Her parents were enslaved Africans, so their parents could only see many of their 11 children being sold to faraway places.
html When she was 65 years old, Tubman was "rented" to her neighbors to do housework , but she was never good at housework. It is common for her to not have enough food. The key is that she is often beaten by enslaves and "tenants". Because she had not received any education, she could only be assigned to the fields to do some hard work. Compared to her, she still prefers to do housework.
Enslaved black
15 years old, when the supervisor chased a disobedient slave, he threw a heavy object at the enslaved person, and accidentally hit Tubman, causing to seriously injured the head . This incident left Tubman with injuries throughout his life.
1849 In 2018, Tubman heard that her two brothers were about to be sold to another place, and her husband threatened to sell her. The tragic Tubman had the idea of freedom for the first time. She had tried to convince her brothers to escape with her, but the brothers had long surrendered to the life of enslavement. In the end, she had to leave alone and search for freedom for her.
The following year, Tubman decided to go to Maryland to rescue her sister and her family. She returned nearly 20 times in total, and helped more than 300 people get rid of slavery .
Unpublished Moments
Tubman's Secret Moments
Tubman's organizational ability is crucial to her work on the Underground Railway, which is the "secret Moments" of free enthusiasts, which can help some enslaved people escape from the shackles.
Tubman is only 1.5 meters tall, but she is smart and strong, and she also has a gun. She not only uses it to intimidate those who support slavery, but also uses it to prevent those who join the circle of friends from quitting halfway. She told anyone who was about to leave that only the sleeping black people would not talk about anything about their circle of friends.
Tubman shuttles through various cities looking for like-minded people . When she first arrived in Philadelphia, the "Escaped Slave Act" was passed. According to the law, women who pursue freedom like her have only one way to escape everywhere. Everyone may let her be arrested again, so she must act secretly, but she soon became a household name in the entire Black Friends circle of pursuing freedom in North America.
blacks found after escaping
After the "Escape Slave Act" was passed, Tubman began to persuade her friends in the circle to secretly go to Canada , where they can gain real freedom.
From 1851 to 1857, she lived in Canada for a large amount of time every year, because only these like-minded people could survive there.
Helping black people to get rid of the bondage
Black slaves stared at by overseer
In addition to traveling to Maryland twice a year to help those seeking freedom escape, Tubman also developed her speaking skills and began to speak publicly at the Anti-Slavery Conference, and by the end of the 20th century she was also speaking at the Women's Rights Conference. Someone offers a reward of $40,000 to catch her , but no one has taken the reward away.
1854, Tubman released her three brothers and brought them to St. Catherine's city . It was three years later that Tubman allowed her parents to be free. Because her family was unable to adapt to the Canadian climate, she placed her family in the house she bought in Auburn with the help of black North American activists.
Early, she came back to rescue her husband John Tubman, but found that the scumbag had remarried and was unwilling to leave.
Tubman holding a rifle
Tubman usually works as a part-time chef and laundry worker to make money. She accidentally got support from many public figures in New England , and some supporters regard their own property as the base for Tubman's activities.
1859, a free black man named John Brown also consulted Tubman before organizing a rebellion to ask how Tubman should get the support of other blacks. After hearing this, Tubman was very supportive of his plan and admired that he wanted to lead the black people out of his predicament, so he raised funds in Canada and recruited soldiers.
Tubman intends to help him occupy an armoury in , Virginia, , providing weapons for their revolt. Unfortunately Brown's attack failed and his supporters were killed or arrested. Tubman mourns the death of his friend and regards Brown as a hero.
Civil War
American Civil War
Tubman did not stop pursuing freedom, she led the southern states to oppose the US slavery of black people. At the beginning of the Civil War, Tubman went to the south to help the free seeker attached to the federal army.
The following year, Tubman organized and developed a scout and spy network among black people. She took the lead in collecting information and persuaded enslaved people to leave their slave owners, and many joined the black corps .
In July 1863, Tubman led a troops commanded by Colonel James Montgomery to expedition to the Kombash River, destroying bridges and railways and releasing more than , , thus disrupting the southern supply line.
At that time, a general said: " This is the only raid led by black women in American history. "
Tubman used her first salary to invest and build, so that the released black women could make a living for soldiers. She did not make any profit from it. Even in three years of service, she only received ,200 USD , who usually relied on selling food and beer to support herself. These were made by her after completing her daily work.
Create school
Tubman Founded school
After the war, Tubman established school in South Carolina for the black people who pursue freedom . She has never received an education, but she knows the importance of reading.
Later she returned to her home in Auburn, New York, which was the base for the rest of her life. With Tubman's financial support, her brother and their family moved to Auburn.
Tubman brought several children who had lost their loved ones in the war to her home, raising them as their own children, and also raised donations and loans through to help some previous efforts to find jobs. In 1874, she and Davis adopted a baby girl named Gotty.
Publishing and Speech
Books about Tubman
In order to make a living and help more people, she collaborated with historian Sarah Hopkins Bradford to publish "Scenes in the Life of Harriet Tubman" in 1869. The book was originally funded by black activists in the 19th century in North America, and Tubman also participated in the tour, telling her life as a pursuit of freedom.
1886 Tubman also helped her fans write a complete biography of Tubman, titled "Harriet Tubman: Her People's Heroes". At this point, Tubman also had a stable income.
Tubman also cooperated with Susan Anthony on the women's suffrage issue. She attended the Women’s Rights Conference and spoke for the Women’s Movement, and spoke at the first meeting of the National Association for Women of Color, which advocated that black women pursue their right to .
To continue supporting elderly and poor African Americans, Tubman built an shelter on the land next to her home in Auburn and raised funds with the help of the church and a local bank. The shelter was opened in 1908 and was originally called the John Brown Senior and Poverty People of Color, but later named after her.
She donated the house to the church, but with the condition that it will be retained as a shelter for the elderly. She returned home in 1911 and soon died of due to pneumonia . The impact of
on future generations
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Tubman became a hero after her death. A Liberty cruise ship from the Second World War named after her . In 1978, she also appeared on commemorative stamps, and her home has been named a national historical landmark.
Tubman's life mainly went through four stages: a hard life under enslavement; calling on black people who pursue freedom to participate in underground organizations; organizing black people who pursue freedom to launch civil war; and helping those who were once enslaved to rebirth after the war. Many schools and museums in the United States are named after her, and many books, movies and documentaries tell her history.
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