Slavery: Harriet Tubman, Sojourner Truth, And William Lloyd Garrison

Marius De Colle Mr. Jonathan Hyon Writing 7B 3/9/23 The Legacy of Harriet Tubman There have been numerous influential figures in the past, such as Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez who have both fought for the freedom of all people, of any race. These are two very influential people that are the most important to today's society. I believe that Harriet Tubman is the most influential figure in today's fight for human rights because she is still renowned today, she freed many people from being forced into human labor, and she was one of the first influential figures that started the discrimination movement.

“I would give every drop of blood in my veins to free them.” - Harriet Tubman. Harriet had a big impact on history, she worked as a conductor of the Underground Railroad to help slaves, influencing others to do the same, her acts also helped end slavery. Overall Harriet Tubman was most influential to history and Civil

There are many people that has accomplished a lot of things throughout the years, but non has made a bigger impact other than Harriet Tubman. She took the considerations of many African American voices and help them escape slavery. She led the underground railroad and started a revolution for all those that were trapped in slavery. Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery in the South to become a leading abolitionist before the American Civil War. Born a slave in Maryland 1820, she escaped in 1849.

They suffered the consequences of the North and South’s inability to agree on the continuation of slavery. Harriet Tubman was most famous as a fearless contributor to the abolitionist movement. She possessed a dream for herself and the 3.2 million slaves in the United States, that slavery will no longer control their lives. Harriet Tubman’s life was dedicated to the pursuit of civil rights, by her conducting the biggest transportation system

Harriet Tubman's contributions were, that she helped free slaves from slave owners in the South. She helped free slaves in one way, but she used many different tactics. THe one way she used to free slaves was using the Underground Railroad, which was a network used to bring slaves to the North. they were brought to the North because slavery was no longer allowed. IN total she managed to rescue 300 slaves without being seen or caught.

“On my Underground Railroad I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.” This quote from Harriet Tubman just shows how much she cared about making sure that everyone she helped found their way to freedom. Harriet Tubman is important to history for her time, work, and effort in the underground railroad. Harriet Tubman is important to history and civil rights because she is an example of someone who fought for the freedom of slaves. To begin with, Harriet Tubman helped ensure the final defeat of slavery.

Her bravery and dedication to the cause of freedom inspired countless others to take action against slavery. These challenges also created a historical legacy and an inspiration to all people. She paved the way to ending slavery with her life work to inspire people. This inspiration is mostly pointed towards people looking for social justice and equality. Harriet has changed the US in History as she encouraged the abolition of slavery in the US.

Harriet Tubman was a woman who changed the course of history by fighting against slavery throughout her entire life. Most modern-day individuals know her for conducting the Underground Railroad and helping hundreds of enslaved people escape from their captors. She went on several perilous journeys to southern plantations despite the heavy reward sum that plantation owners eventually placed on her head. Her courage and readiness to risk her own capture allowed many to live better lives in the North. However, conducting the Underground Railroad was not the only way she contributed to the abolition of slavery.

“Mah people mus’ go free,” her constant refrain, suggests a determination uncommon among even the most militant slaves. Harriet Tubman was a very important person in the history of slavery. She played a major role in helping free slaves. Harriet Tubman has made a difference in many slaves’ lives. She was a helpful and caring person.

Sojourner Truth was a very powerful and independent woman of her time. She got others to join her in the movement for women 's rights. Also, she wanted to prove to the world that women were equal and deserved the same rights as men. “...but men doing no more, got twice as much pay…” (Truth). She was tired of men believing

In 1846, Sojourner became an abolitionist and a civil and woman’s rights activist. She was a slave and had been mistreated. Truth had been married twice and bore one child with her first husband and three with her second. Her first marriage was not permitted by her owner and the couple was forced to never see each other again. Sojourner was forced to marry her second husband by her abusive owner.

she saved over 800 hundred slaves in the raid. Finally in terms of importance, not only did it save a lot of slaves, but it also proved black troops value and showed Harriet Tubman's intelligence. Second, in terms of people saved, she saved over 800 hundred slaves in the raid. Third, in terms of importance, not only did it save a lot of slaves, but it also proved black troops value and showed Harriet Tubman's intelligence. In the final analysis Harriet Tubman's life is important to study today because she not only shaped black history

I chose Harriet Tubman as my key influencer because she is a very inspiring person to many people of different races. Many changes occurred during Harriet Tubman’s life. First, she walked over 90 miles to Philadelphia using the Underground Railroad to escape slavery. Once she got there, she wanted to free many other people. She risked her life and made over 19 trips back to the South and freed over 300 slaves.

In Conclusion, harriet Tubman was an influential abolitionist leading many to freedom and saving lives for both slaves and soldiers. She was a slave, led slaves to freedom, was in the Underground railroad, worked in the Civil War and can be compared to Nat Turner. Harriet changed the way people saw african americans. That is very important today with not only african americans but with all races and how they are treated in society

Sojourner Truth was a woman who believed strongly about human rights and spoke blatantly about the importance of women’s rights. In doing so, she traveled the world to tell the truth about the importance of women’s equality rights, hence her name Sojourner Truth. She sacrifices family time to travel from place to place making sure everyone is aware of women’s inequality. Harriet Jacobs, on the other hand, sacrifices differently. As a child, she underwent the exposure of oppression and prejudice.