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Before she married John Tubman in 1848, Harriet Tubman’s name was Araminta Ross. She took her mother’s name, Harriet, and in 1848 it became Harriet Tubman. Harriet shared secret plans of escaping to the North with her husband but he disagreed with her and threatened to tell. From then on Harriet was terrified of her husband and shared no more of her plans to escape. In 1849 Tubman faced her fears and escaped to the North when she was 29.
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From Harriet Tubman to John Brown, these short biographies tell the story of the fierce struggle to end slavery in the United States. "The illustrated vignettes of heroic runaways, rebels, and abolitionists provide a compelling introduction to the history of the anti-slavery movement." - Booklist.
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In 1844, Harriet married a free black man named John Tubman. Harriet remained a slave, but she was able to stay in Tubman's cabin at night. Although she was married, Harriet lived in fear of being shipped to the deep South, a virtual death sentence for any slave. In 1849, her fears were realized when the owner of the Brodas plantation died and many of the slaves were scheduled to be sold. After hearing of her fate, Harriet planned to escape that very night. She knew her husband would expose her, so the only person she informed was her sister.
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In 1844, Harriet Ross married John Tubman, who was a free black man. She took his last name. Since she was still a slave, she was allowed to spend the night in his cabin, but had to work in the fields by day. In early 1849, Edward Brodas died, leaving a widow and eight children behind. In order to pay off the debts, his widow decided to sell off some of the slaves and resurrect the farm. Fearing for her life, Harriet Tubman decided to escape.
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In December 1850, Tubman conducted her first rescue mission. Her niece, Kessiah Jolley Bowley and her two children were set to be auctioned to the highest bidder at the County Court House. Kessiah's free husband, John Bowley, devised a plan with Tubman to bring Kessiah and the children away before they could be sold. On the day of the auction, John bid on his wife and children, even though he did not have the money to pay for them. Before the auctioneer could call for payment, John quickly and safely hid his family in a nearby home. That night, he secretly sailed them to the Baltimore waterfront where Tubman, other family and friends, secreted them until Tubman could safely bring them on to Philadelphia.
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After this incident, Brodas planned on selling Tubman along with two of her brothers, but he died before the plans could be fulfilled. Tubman attributed his death to her prayers. Tubman was ... again "rented", this time to a local builder from whom she learned the timber business and who allowed her, for $50 each year, to hire herself out. Around 1844, Harriet Ross married a free black man, John Tubman, who lived near the Brodas plantation. During this time, she found out that she was not really a slave because her mother had been freed by a previous owner but had never been told this. A lawyer, however, advised Tubman that the courts would not hear her case because so much time had elapsed.
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