Phoebe Judge

Etta L. Fields Black is a historian and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Minus Hamilton lived with his wife, Hager, and some of their adult children were enslaved on the same plantation. In 1863, Minus Hamilton told someone that he was 88 years old.

Etta L. Fields Black is a historian and professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Minus Hamilton lived with his wife, Hager, and some of their adult children were enslaved on the same plantation. In 1863, Minus Hamilton told someone that he was 88 years old.

He had grown up on another plantation in the area, and came to this plantation with his wife and two adult children after they were sold. It was about a year before the start of the Civil War. Minus Hamilton had been working on this plantation for a few years, and on that June morning, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

He had grown up on another plantation in the area, and came to this plantation with his wife and two adult children after they were sold. It was about a year before the start of the Civil War. Minus Hamilton had been working on this plantation for a few years, and on that June morning, nothing seemed out of the ordinary.

But then they heard a boat approaching on the water. The night before, right after sunset, three boats had left the wharf of nearby Beaufort, South Carolina. They were headed for the Cumbee River. It was high tide, so it was less likely for the three Union Army ships to run aground. But to get to the Cumbee River, they had to first sail through another river, the Coosaw River. This was risky.

But then they heard a boat approaching on the water. The night before, right after sunset, three boats had left the wharf of nearby Beaufort, South Carolina. They were headed for the Cumbee River. It was high tide, so it was less likely for the three Union Army ships to run aground. But to get to the Cumbee River, they had to first sail through another river, the Coosaw River. This was risky.

But there were men aboard the boats who knew these rivers well. Some of them were formerly enslaved men who had grown up in the area and had freed themselves. and they'd been recruited by a Union spy to help the Army navigate. Her name was Harriet Tubman. She was on one of the boats going up the river. The boats only had six hours before the low tide would make it very difficult to sail back.

But there were men aboard the boats who knew these rivers well. Some of them were formerly enslaved men who had grown up in the area and had freed themselves. and they'd been recruited by a Union spy to help the Army navigate. Her name was Harriet Tubman. She was on one of the boats going up the river. The boats only had six hours before the low tide would make it very difficult to sail back.

When the people on the rice field saw the first boat, Minus Hamilton said that the plantation overseer started shouting at them.

When the people on the rice field saw the first boat, Minus Hamilton said that the plantation overseer started shouting at them.

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.