Thirst for freedom HARRIET TUBMAN In 1820, Benjamin Ross and Harriet Greene both slaves in Buck Town Maryland gave birth to Araminta Greene also born a slave. Araminta lived some 90 years of hardship and peerless journeys to free her people from slavery. Cruelty and unbearable living conditions were a norm for these times. First, we'll need some background on the institution of slavery, which began in the early 15th and 16th century recorded in the ancient …showed first 75 words of 788 total…

…showed last 75 words of 788 total…Union soldier. She became involved in a number of causes including Women's Suffrage Movement. She died in Auburn, New York, 1913 (her birth date has never been verified and estimates range 1816 to 1823 for her birth year). In conclusion, it is evident that the abolition of slavery was the effort of the slave and the free, the rich, the poor, the literate and the illiterate. Bibliography Bradford, Sarah. Harriet Tubman: The Moses of her People. Bedford Massachusetts 1869