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Birth
Harriet Tubman is born a slave in Maryland sometime in 1820. This sign commemorates her birthplace. I put this picture first because it represents when she was born. -
Head Injury
Harriet Tubman is struck in the head with a lead weight on accident after an overseer threw it at a different slave. I put this picture here because this is a picture of the store where the event happened, and this is when the event happened. -
Escape from Slavery
Harriet Tubman runs away from her owners. This is an ad that is advertising her escape and for her to be captured. I put this picture here because the ad was from the time of her escape, and happened in 1849, before she worked to free slaves. -
Freeing Slaves
Harriet Tubman spent her life working to free other slaves from the south and move them north. This picture is from her later life, but since there were no pictures from her earlier life I used this picture to represent a significant part of her life. -
Civil War
Harriet Tubman worked for the Union Army during the Civil War as a spy, a scout, and a nurse, from 1861 to 1865. This is a picture of her during the civil war, with a rifle in her hand. I put this picture here because it shows her during the war. -
War time
During the war, Harriet Tubman could move through the country as she pleased because she worked for the Union. This is a notice that proves she has that right. I put this picture here because it was during the civil war, which was from 1861 to 1865, and has a date from 1863. -
Civil War Service
Harriet Tubman served for the Union, but was never paid until she received a small pension 1899. I put this picture here because this was at the end of the war, in 1865, when she served without pay. -
Biography is Published
This is a quote from Harriet Tubman, that was published in her biography in 1869. I put this picture here because this was when her biography was published, in 1869. -
End of Slavery
After the Civil War, in 1869, Harriet Tubman married Nelson Charles Davis. They adopted a girl named Gertie in 1874. I put this picture here because this shows Harriet Tubman during this time, and is believed to have been taken sometime between 1870 and 1880. -
Later Life
After the Civil War and the end of slavery, Harriet Tubman worked to promote causes like women's suffrage. I put this picture here because that was when the picture was taken, while she was promoting things like women's suffrage. -
Old Age
By 1911 Harriet Tubman had become very weak and lived in a rest home which had been named after her. I put this picture here because this was when the picture was taken, in 1911. -
Death
This is Harriet Tubman's gravestone. She died in 1913 on March 10 from pneumonia. I put this picture here because that's when she died.
