Interesting Facts
- Harriet believed that her hair, which "had never been combed and...stood out like a bushel basket" might have saved her life.
- Harriet Tubman was married to John Tubman when she was about 24 years old. John was a free black man. |
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- Harriet Tubman's mother's name was Harriet Green and Harriet Tubman's father's name was Benjamin Ross.
- She returned many times to rescue both family members and non-relatives from the plantation system. |
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