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I'm Phoebe Judge. This is Criminal. Harriet Tubman was born around 1822.

I'm Phoebe Judge. This is Criminal. Harriet Tubman was born around 1822.

They had nine children. From the time she was five years old, Harriet Tubman watched her younger siblings while their mother was forced to work. When she turned six, Harriet was sent to work for a neighboring family, and she had to live with them, leaving her own family.

They had nine children. From the time she was five years old, Harriet Tubman watched her younger siblings while their mother was forced to work. When she turned six, Harriet was sent to work for a neighboring family, and she had to live with them, leaving her own family.

Harriet Tubman later described how, as a child, she felt humiliated when she was forced to stand up in front of the White family in a special petticoat made for her.

Harriet Tubman later described how, as a child, she felt humiliated when she was forced to stand up in front of the White family in a special petticoat made for her.

She was hired out to another family to take care of their baby. Harriet was so small that she couldn't hold the baby, but had to sit on the floor with it in her lap. If the baby cried, she had to stay up all night, and if the baby's mother woke up from the noise, she would whip Harriet. She was eventually sent to a farm to work as a field hand.

She was hired out to another family to take care of their baby. Harriet was so small that she couldn't hold the baby, but had to sit on the floor with it in her lap. If the baby cried, she had to stay up all night, and if the baby's mother woke up from the noise, she would whip Harriet. She was eventually sent to a farm to work as a field hand.

She had to be carried back to the farm, but no one called a doctor. The next day, she was sent to the field to work, but was so injured that the man she worked for said she was, quote, not worth a sixpence.

She had to be carried back to the farm, but no one called a doctor. The next day, she was sent to the field to work, but was so injured that the man she worked for said she was, quote, not worth a sixpence.

Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman suffered from seizures and could suddenly lose consciousness. She experienced visions, which she interpreted as prophecies. She described how she would sometimes hear angels singing, or felt like she was floating above the earth. When she was a teenager, the slaveholder tried, but failed, to sell her.

Throughout her life, Harriet Tubman suffered from seizures and could suddenly lose consciousness. She experienced visions, which she interpreted as prophecies. She described how she would sometimes hear angels singing, or felt like she was floating above the earth. When she was a teenager, the slaveholder tried, but failed, to sell her.

And so Harriet offered to pay him every year if she could decide who she worked for and what she did. He agreed. She started working in a store and in Wheaton cornfields and gave most of her wages to the slaveholder.

And so Harriet offered to pay him every year if she could decide who she worked for and what she did. He agreed. She started working in a store and in Wheaton cornfields and gave most of her wages to the slaveholder.

She used part of her earnings to buy her own cattle, who helped make tasks like plowing easier. She went to live with her father, and they spent a lot of time outdoors.

She used part of her earnings to buy her own cattle, who helped make tasks like plowing easier. She went to live with her father, and they spent a lot of time outdoors.

Etta Fields Black writes that Harriet Tubman had a, quote, gift for reading the landscape. Her father taught her how to use the North Star as a guide. She noticed the way moss grew on trees, and she knew the different kinds of plants in the forest. In her early 20s, she married John Tubman, who was a free black man.

Etta Fields Black writes that Harriet Tubman had a, quote, gift for reading the landscape. Her father taught her how to use the North Star as a guide. She noticed the way moss grew on trees, and she knew the different kinds of plants in the forest. In her early 20s, she married John Tubman, who was a free black man.

But if they had children, they would be born into slavery because Harriet was enslaved. After their wedding, Harriet had visions of mothers and children being separated. She worried this was a warning of what was to come.

But if they had children, they would be born into slavery because Harriet was enslaved. After their wedding, Harriet had visions of mothers and children being separated. She worried this was a warning of what was to come.