-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.
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