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"Before She Was Harriet," written by Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrated by James Ransome, is a picture book biography that goes backward in time, describing the many different roles played by Harriet Tubman.
Author Lesa Cline-Ransome and illustrator James Ransome live in Rhinebeck, NY.
WORDS TO KNOW
WORDS TO KNOW
- suffragist = someone who fought for women’s right to vote
- abolitionist = someone who fought to end slavery
Harriet Tubman as a spy in the Civil War. She was the first woman to lead a major military operation. During this operation, more than 700 slaves were rescued.
Young Harriet Tubman:
Harriet Tubman when she was older, as a free woman in New York:
Harriet Tubman with family and friends she helped escape slavery. Left to right: Harriet Tubman; Gertie Davis [her adopted daughter]; Nelson Davis [her husband]; Lee Cheney; “Pop” Alexander; Walter Green; Sarah Parker and Dora Stewart [granddaughter of Tubman’s brother]
There is currently a bill in Congress that would put Harriet Tubman on the next $20 bill by 2030! If the bill goes through, President Andrew Jackson would move to the back of the bill. Andrew Jackson owned slaves. He also signed the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which forced Native Americans to leave their land. As a result of this act, thousands of Native Americans died on the "Trail of Tears."
Some people think Andrew Jackson should stay on the $20 bill and Harriet Tubman should be put on the one dollar bill instead of George Washington (as Washington is also on the front of the quarter).
For now, Harriet Tubman was on three commemorative coins in 2024: a golden five-dollar coin, a silver dollar coin, and a half-dollar coin. This was to celebrate the 200th anniversary of her birth. The dollar coin shows Tubman as the Conductor of the Underground Railroad. The half-dollar coin shows her in the Union Army during the Civil War. The $5 gold coin shows her living as a free woman in New York
A trailer for the movie "Harriet," based on Harriet Tubman's life:
Meet the 11-year-old girl who came up with the idea to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill:
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