My name is Harriet Tubman. I was born in 1820. As a child I was born out to different plantations. When I was 12 my slave own threw a metal weight an accidentally hit me in the head. I suffered Epilepsy ever since. Since then I've had vision that I believe is god communicating with me. In 1844 I married John Tubman, A free black man. In 1849 I escaped from the south and traveled to Philadelphia, Using the north star. Then I went on to help other slaves to their freedom using the underground railroad. During the Civil war I organized a gang of black spy's for the union. I also established school for black men and worked with Susan B Anthony on women suffrage's. I wrote a book called “Scene's in the life of Harriet Tubman.” In 1908 I opened a home for older poor African Americans in new york. Which is where I live.
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