The Story of Harriet Tubman

Tubman was hired out to work as a field hand on a nearby farm in the fall of 1835. Tubman's hair had never been combed, and it stood out like a bushel basket. The first man that comes into my house, i will split his head open," she told an owner who tried to sell her son moses. This story is believed to have helped convince young harriet of the possibility of successful res stance.