What are some other interesting things about Harriet Tubman?
Fact #1. She was a spy in the civil war.
Fact #2. When Harriet Tubman was born, slavery was legal in the southern states, but NOT in the north.
Fact #3. When Harriet Tubman was born, her name was Araminta Ross, or Minty for short.
She changed her name later.
Fact #4. When she worked as an underground railroad conductor, Harriet Tubman
was also given the nickname of Moses, because she freed her people from
slavery, like Moses freed his people.
Fact #5. Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery on her own when she was 30. She DIDN’T want to leave her family in slavery AT ALL, so she went back and
freed them too.
Fact #6. Harriet Tubman freed other slaves by disguising herself as a man. Shewould hide outside the slave quarters and make an owl hoot.
The slaves knew it was her so they would pack up their things and follow her to freedom.
Fact #7. She died March 10 1913
Fact #8. Harriet Tubman had 8 siblings.
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