Signs of the Times

The American frontier was abuzz with the aftermath of the Nat Turner slave revolt, of 1831 where in nearby Southampton County, Virginia. The 203 mile journey from the Hampton, Va area to Muffreesboro, NC today it is a 3 and a half hour journey that would have taken more than 7-10 days by horseback or on foot. The failed attempt of Turner did not deter John Brown who escaped in 1850 from the Hampton. Escape he did indeed, to take refuge in London and lived to tell his memwiors before his death in 1878. John Brown, Runaway slave Let us look at the timeline of 1854 directly. the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Brown_(fugitive_slave) Newsflash: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=1gfl6rHFUuQ#t=65 • Kansas-Nebraska Act •Meet John Brown

Harriet Tubman From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Page semi-protected Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman by Squyer, NPG, c1885.jpg Harriet Tubman circa 1885 Born Araminta Harriet Ross 1820 Dorchester County, Maryland, U.S. Died March 10, 1913 (aged 93) Auburn, New York, U.S. Cause of death Pneumonia Resting place Fort Hill Cemetery, Auburn, New York, U.S. Residence Auburn, New York, U.S. Other names Minty, Moses Occupation Civil War Nurse, Suffragist, Civil Rights activist Employer Edward Brodess Religion Christian Spouse(s) John Tubman (m.1844–1851) Nelson Davies (1869–1888; his death) Children Gertie (adopted) Parents Harriet Greene Ben Ross Relatives Modesty (grandmother) Linah (sister) Mariah Ritty (sister) Soph (sister) Robert (brother) Ben (brother) Rachel (sister) Henry (brother) Moses (brother) Signature Signature general affidavit of Harriet Tubman (1898), front.jpg Harriet Tubman (born Araminta Harriet Ross; 1820 – March 10, 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made more than nineteen missions to rescue more than 300 slaves[1] using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era struggled for women's suffrage. As a child in Dorchester County, Maryland, Tubman was beaten by masters to whom she was hired out. Early in her life, she suffered a severe head wound when hit by a heavy metal weight. The injury caused disabling seizures, narcoleptic attacks, headaches, and powerful visionary and dream experiences, which occurred throughout her life. A devout Christian, Tubman ascribed the visions and vivid dreams to revelations from God. In 1849, Tubman escaped to Philadelphia, then immediately returned to Maryland to rescue her family. Slowly, one group at a time, she brought relatives out of the state, and eventually guided dozens of other slaves to freedom. Traveling by night, Tubman (or "Moses", as she was called) "never lost a passenger".[2] Large rewards were offered for the return of many of the fugitive slaves, but no one then knew that Tubman was the one helping them. When the Southern-dominated Congress passed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, requiring law officials in free states to aid efforts to recapture slaves, she helped guide fugitives to present-day Southern Ontario, mainly St. Catharines, in the Niagara region. There, the historic Province of Upper