A Slave that Changed the world

There are many definitions of a hero. There is the “little kid” definition which would be “Superman is my hero. He can fly and is really strong!” Webster defines a hero as any person, especially a man, admired for courage or nobility (277). Heroes are people who recognize sin and try to make it right. Which is pointed in a portion of the Poem called “The Heroes” by Phoebe Cary in The Book of Virtues which states that:

Whose strength puts a legion to rout.

Than he who leads soldiers to battle

And conquers by arms in the fray. (461)

This portion of the poem relays that people don’t have to go to battle and fight using guns to be heroes. All they have to do is “fight sin singlehanded” and they will be more of a hero. Heroes are not only people who fight battles and superheroes that are strong and can fly on TV. They are people who are w

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Americas Library online explains that “Tubman knew that if anyone turned back, it would put her and the other escaping slaves in danger of discovery, capture or even death” (

Harriet was willing to die for the little boy, so he could escape slavery. She didn’t fear being captured by herself, but with others she wouldn’t have allowed it! Harriet had the courage to stand up for what’s right and was very intelligent. He also explains that she offered her other siblings the life of freedom, which all of them turned down. If you were caught you could easily have been killed. Metcalf, he writes “She was the one on whom the slave owners had placed a bounty of $40,000 for her capture dead or alive. In the end, we should come to the conclusion that “Courage conquers all things” (Ovid). She was willing to take the risk of dieing to save herself and her siblings, because escaping slavery was illegal. An overseer pursued him, intending to whip him for leaving the place without permission… Then the boy started to run and the overseer called to Harriet who was standing in the door to stop him.

In the Book entitled Black Profiles written by George R. “I always told God I’m going to hold steady on to you, and you’ve got to see me through. As she lay there bleeding, everyone thought she was dead… From that time on, all her life, Harriet could not prevent herself at times from unexpectedly blacking out, going suddenly sound asleep… Then, after a spell… she would come to herself again. (Taylor 96)

This quote points out that Harriet was willing to die if that is what she had to do, but she was also determined to fight for her liberty.

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