Harriet Tubman - The Girl Who Achieved Freedom.

Story of the Heroic Harriet Tubman

In a world full of freedom, we often forget how we achieved it in the first place. Let me tell you the story of Harriet Tubman, also known as “Moses,” for courageously leading numerous enslaved people to freedom.

As the sun shone brightly in the summer sky of the farms in Marshland Maryland, sweat ran down my scarred face. I looked to my right then my left. Women, just like me, with axes in hand, legs worn out, hands shivering and a heart full or fear. And right in front of us was our ‘owner’ with a gun in hand, screaming at us to pick up our pace like our life depended on it – well it did.

I was just a small girl and yet forced to pick up wheat from the towering grass that was bigger than me. My parents were sold at an auction then sent to a separate farm while my siblings and I suffered at the feet of the oppressors. I could only dream of escaping this harsh reality – that was the fuel that could get me going for the day until one day I said no. No oppression. No slavery. No unfairness. This was enough. That very night I made it my goal to end this. For me and my people.

As the sun set and the moon peaked out of the clouds, it was my chance to change my fate. I ran. Then I found myself following the North star, as my father once taught me, for more than a day, through the darkness of the night and the fear of getting caught by slave catchers. Exhausted and panicky, my bloodshot eyes fell upon the signboard. ‘Pennsylvania One Mile Ahead’. My heart pounded with excitement at the sight of a free state. I made it. I stepped into a new chapter of my life, but the feeling of uneasiness still lingered in my mind.

What will happen to those I left back at the farm?

That's when I decided to help my people achieve a new chapter like I did. Though it may be challenging, though it may be tiring, I will make history. Using the secret route I developed, I rescued my people at the risk of getting killed. But with determination, I lead others to freedom.

“I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can’t say — I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.” Harriet Tubman

“Slavery is the next thing to hell.”