Harriet was 1 of 9 children born into slavery. Most of her siblings were sold to distant plantations. She was raised under harsh conditions, and subjected to whippings even as a small child.
BEFORE the ASCENSION
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BEFORE the NORTH STAR
At the age of 12 Harriet was nearly killed by a blow to the head, inflicted by a white overseer for refusing to assist in tying up a man who had attempted escape. She continued to have seizures and severe headaches throughout her life because of the gruesome injury.
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BEFORE becoming ETERNAL
After a failed escape to freedom with two of her brothers, Harriet sets off on her own using the North Star and a series of hideouts along the Underground railroad to reach freedom in Philadelphia.
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ASCENSION
The same year she earned her freedom, Harriet became an official conductor of the Underground Railroad and planned her first trip to rescue her niece that was going to be auctioned off.
Over the next decade she would become a living legend making 19 trips as a conductor and rumored to have freed 300 slaves without losing any passengers.
NORTH STAR
During the Civil War Harriet enlisted into the Union Army and became a spy, scout, nurse & cook. Harriet extended her legend laying the foundation for the Combahee River raid on a mission with Col. James Montgomery, where she led (the first ever by a woman) the armed raid and rescued more than 700 slaves.
ETERNAL
Harriet Tubman's life story is a testament to the extraordinary power of determination and courage.
Her journey reminds us that within each of us lies the potential to be a conductor of change, leading humanity toward the brighter shores of freedom and equality.
IMPACT