Slave masters were uncertain about the benefits and risks of slaves forming families. One thing that was true for most families of slaves is that they were at constant risk of being torn apart. It’s likely that Tubman was one of ten siblings, though reports of how many children there were in the family conflict with each other, too. Her mother’s name was Harriet Green, and her father was Benjamin Ross. Tubman herself believed that she was born in 1825 most historians suggest, however, that she was born in 1820 or 1822. As was the case for most people born into slavery, Tubman’s birth was undocumented. She was born near Bucktown, Maryland, but her birth year and date are still contested today. We know that Tubman’s birth name was Araminta Ross. Do you know who Harriet Tubman was? Many of us know that she was born a black slave, but that’s one of just a few facts that we can be entirely certain about the life of Harriet Tubman remains shrouded in mystery.
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