Harriet Tubman helped her brothers escape at Christmas. Their master intended to sell them after Christmas but was delayed by the holiday. The brothers were expected to spend the day with their elderly mother but met Tubman in secret.
Enslaved Americans experienced the Christmas holidays in many different ways. It was a time of rest so most of them frequently married during this season. Some saw Christmas as an opportunity to escape, though some slaveholders treated the holiday as any other workday.
Enslaved americans experienced the Christmas… pic.twitter.com/dBa8iqGhSY
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A notice offered a $100 reward each for the capture of Harriet Tubman, then known as “Minty,” and her brothers Henry and Ben pic.twitter.com/jJwSlkzjlG
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