History of harriet tubman

C 1820 – Harriet Ross Tubman, born Araminta “Minty” Ross, was born a slave in the plantation of Edward Brodess in Dorchester County, Maryland.

Her mother was Harriet “Rit” Green owned by Mary Pattison Brodess; and her father was Ben Ross owned by Anthony Thomson.

1825 – Young Araminta was hired out to other households. Her first outside job was as a nursemaid where she was violently and frequently beaten when she let the baby cry.

She was then hired to set muskrat traps.

History of harriet tubman

Because of the nature of the job she fell ill and was sent back to Brodess.

1833 – Araminta was severely injured in the head with a heavy metal weight aimed at a runaway slave. After the injury she started having seizures which affected her for the rest of her life.

She started having premonitions and vivid dreams, she said that God communicated with her.

1840 – Her father, Ben Ross, was manumitted when he turned 45 years old. She found out