-http://www.math.buffalo.edu/~sww/0history/hwny-tubman.html
-http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harriet_Tubman
Total time- 2 minutes 32 seconds
Friday, April 10, 2009
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I loved the story. It really helped how Maria added emotions to convey the mood. You could really get a sense of how terrieble Heeriets life way. there was no distracting noise so you could focuse on the story. i liekd how her story was in interview form. Good job!
- Jennifer Mignano
Maria's podcast was great! I loved the detail and how there was not any backround noise. Maria's podcast really set the mood!
- Hope Luria
- Jennifer Mignano
Maria's podcast was great! I loved the detail and how there was not any backround noise. Maria's podcast really set the mood!
- Hope Luria
Monday, April 6, 2009
Interview with Harriet Tubman
Interview with Harriet Tubman
By: Maria Mignano
Narrator- Today we are interviewing Harriet Tubman, a slave from Maryland who escaped to freedom in 1849. So Harriet, how do you start out as a slave?
Harriet- I was born into the life of slavery in 1819 in Dorchester County, Maryland. My original name was Araminta Ross. Those were both my parent's names. When I was six I was old enough to start working as a slave. My owner lent me to this couple and I would have to weave baskets. When I slackened on my work I would have to crawl to check the musket traps. Once I caught the measles doing this work. My new owner thought I was incompetent and took me back to my former owner. When I got better I was passed to a new owner and there I would do house keeping and baby-sitting. I was whipped frequently and once I was caught stealing a sugar cube.
Narrator- You had to steal food just to eat?
Harriet- Oh, yes. My meals were mostly only cornmeal, and if my family was lucky, we were able to hunt a little and get some meat.
Narrator- What happened when you were caught stealing the food?
Harriet- I was sent back to my original owner. By than I was 11 and I had to wear a bright cotton bandana around my head to show that I am not a child. I was no longer known as Araminta Ross, my name was now Harriet. My life changed around when I was 24. I married John Tubman. He was a free black man, but I feared of what would happen to us if I was sold. I told him I wanted to escape, but he told me he would turn me in. I wanted my freedom so badly, so in 1849 I escaped to Philadelphia.
Narrator- How did you escape?
Harriet- My neighbor was an abolitionist. He have me a piece of paper and told me how to find the first house on my path to freedom. At first I was put on a wagon and hidden by a sack. The people in the wagon told me where I needed to go from there. I hitched a ride with a couple passing by and they took me to Philadelphia.
Narrator- What did you do when you reached Philadelphia?
Harriet- I was so grateful to the people that helped me towards my freedom, that I wanted to help others. I met William Stills, who was the station master at the Underground Railroad. I knew that this was where I wanted to help the other slaves. I started to work and saved up some money to help other slaves. William and others who work at the Underground Railroad taught me what to do, and in 1850 I was able to help my first slave escape to freedom.
Narrator- How did it feel when you helped that slave?
Harriet- It felt amazing. When I knew that the slave would be safe and start to live a real life, it reminded me of my journey. I knew that I had a made a huge difference in that slaves life, just like the people that helped me got to Philadelphia changed my life forever.
Narrator- What happened to you after you helped your first slave?
Harriet- I kept working, and in the same year I was made an official "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. This meant that I knew all the routes to free territory and I had to take an oath of silence so the Underground Railroad would remain a secret.
Narrator- So, what happened to your husband John?
Harriet- I went down to the South to get him in 1851, but he had remarried and had no plans of leaving. So I went back North.
Narrator- And after that?
Harriet- I just kept helping more slaves. I would go down to the South, a territory known as “the land of Egypt”. I helped so many salves escape from “the land of Egypt” that they called me Moses. I was also known to plantation owners. Maryland had a reward of $12,000 for my return. I was always careful about who I talked to so I never got caught.
Narrator- How long did you work on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet- For ten years. I saved over 300 slaves during that time. In 1861 I started to work as a nurse in the Civil War. During the war I met Nelson Davis. We got married when the war was over and purchased a house in 1873.
Narrator- What are you doing in your life now?
Harriet- Nelson died after 19 years of marriage. I receive a military pension of $20 a month for my work during the Civil War.
Narrator- Any plans for the future?
Harriet- I would like to work in the women’s rights movement.
Narrator- That is all the time we have. This has a been an interview with Harriet Tubman. Thank you for listening.
By: Maria Mignano
Narrator- Today we are interviewing Harriet Tubman, a slave from Maryland who escaped to freedom in 1849. So Harriet, how do you start out as a slave?
Harriet- I was born into the life of slavery in 1819 in Dorchester County, Maryland. My original name was Araminta Ross. Those were both my parent's names. When I was six I was old enough to start working as a slave. My owner lent me to this couple and I would have to weave baskets. When I slackened on my work I would have to crawl to check the musket traps. Once I caught the measles doing this work. My new owner thought I was incompetent and took me back to my former owner. When I got better I was passed to a new owner and there I would do house keeping and baby-sitting. I was whipped frequently and once I was caught stealing a sugar cube.
Narrator- You had to steal food just to eat?
Harriet- Oh, yes. My meals were mostly only cornmeal, and if my family was lucky, we were able to hunt a little and get some meat.
Narrator- What happened when you were caught stealing the food?
Harriet- I was sent back to my original owner. By than I was 11 and I had to wear a bright cotton bandana around my head to show that I am not a child. I was no longer known as Araminta Ross, my name was now Harriet. My life changed around when I was 24. I married John Tubman. He was a free black man, but I feared of what would happen to us if I was sold. I told him I wanted to escape, but he told me he would turn me in. I wanted my freedom so badly, so in 1849 I escaped to Philadelphia.
Narrator- How did you escape?
Harriet- My neighbor was an abolitionist. He have me a piece of paper and told me how to find the first house on my path to freedom. At first I was put on a wagon and hidden by a sack. The people in the wagon told me where I needed to go from there. I hitched a ride with a couple passing by and they took me to Philadelphia.
Narrator- What did you do when you reached Philadelphia?
Harriet- I was so grateful to the people that helped me towards my freedom, that I wanted to help others. I met William Stills, who was the station master at the Underground Railroad. I knew that this was where I wanted to help the other slaves. I started to work and saved up some money to help other slaves. William and others who work at the Underground Railroad taught me what to do, and in 1850 I was able to help my first slave escape to freedom.
Narrator- How did it feel when you helped that slave?
Harriet- It felt amazing. When I knew that the slave would be safe and start to live a real life, it reminded me of my journey. I knew that I had a made a huge difference in that slaves life, just like the people that helped me got to Philadelphia changed my life forever.
Narrator- What happened to you after you helped your first slave?
Harriet- I kept working, and in the same year I was made an official "conductor" of the Underground Railroad. This meant that I knew all the routes to free territory and I had to take an oath of silence so the Underground Railroad would remain a secret.
Narrator- So, what happened to your husband John?
Harriet- I went down to the South to get him in 1851, but he had remarried and had no plans of leaving. So I went back North.
Narrator- And after that?
Harriet- I just kept helping more slaves. I would go down to the South, a territory known as “the land of Egypt”. I helped so many salves escape from “the land of Egypt” that they called me Moses. I was also known to plantation owners. Maryland had a reward of $12,000 for my return. I was always careful about who I talked to so I never got caught.
Narrator- How long did you work on the Underground Railroad?
Harriet- For ten years. I saved over 300 slaves during that time. In 1861 I started to work as a nurse in the Civil War. During the war I met Nelson Davis. We got married when the war was over and purchased a house in 1873.
Narrator- What are you doing in your life now?
Harriet- Nelson died after 19 years of marriage. I receive a military pension of $20 a month for my work during the Civil War.
Narrator- Any plans for the future?
Harriet- I would like to work in the women’s rights movement.
Narrator- That is all the time we have. This has a been an interview with Harriet Tubman. Thank you for listening.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Herriet Tubman
Name- Herriet Tubman
Age- 30
Year- 1849
Herriet Tubman was living a life as a slave. She was born into the slave world and treated unfairly and not as an equal. She had to stay up the whole night to take care of a baby and work for years on a plantation. She was sold around just like you would sell an animal. Nobody has the right to torture someone else. However, Herriet was brutally beaten and starved while she was living the life of a slave. She would be beaten if she slacked on her work at all. Even if she fell asleep while she was watching a baby she would get whipped.
Age- 30
Year- 1849
Herriet Tubman was living a life as a slave. She was born into the slave world and treated unfairly and not as an equal. She had to stay up the whole night to take care of a baby and work for years on a plantation. She was sold around just like you would sell an animal. Nobody has the right to torture someone else. However, Herriet was brutally beaten and starved while she was living the life of a slave. She would be beaten if she slacked on her work at all. Even if she fell asleep while she was watching a baby she would get whipped.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
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