Harriet Tubman is an American hero. She escaped from slavery inwards 1849. She as well as therefore went on to role the Underground Railroad to personally assistance roughly lxx other people escape from slavery. During the American Civil War she every bit good worked every bit a scout, spy as well as nurse for the United States of America Army.
Ron Stodghill inwards Harriet Tubman's Path to Freedom examines the extraordinary life of Harriet Tubman. In this New York Times article Stodghill travels through Maryland's Eastern Shore. He uses the journeying to take in some of the locations of import inwards Harriet Tubman's life as well as to nation the storey of how she managed to escape from slavery as well as larn on to gratis other slaves. He every bit good visits some of the other locations inwards the expanse that played an of import share inwards the Underground Railroad.
Harriet Tubman's Path to Freedom uses a elementary storey map format to demonstrate the locations inwards Stodghill's journeying through the places of import to Harriet Tubman's life. As yous progress through the article the background map updates to demonstrate the locations visited past times Stodghill as well as flashing markers assistance to highlight these locations on the map.
Also See:
Visualizing Emancipation - a map of slavery’s goal during the American Civil War.
The Jamaican Slave Revolt Map - mapping Tacky's Rebellion as well as its fell suppression past times the British Army
The Atlantic Slave Trade inwards Two Minutes - an animated map of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database
The Spread of U.S. Slavery - mapping the population of slaves at county grade inwards the USA from 1790–1860.
