DON’T GET CAUGHT!
Harriet Tubman and
The Underground Railroad
Excerpt from Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman ran away from her master and didn’t get caught. If you were a slave, and you ran away, you definitely wouldn’t want to be caught! Slaves who were caught got severely punished. Slaves were whipped, starved and treated very badly.
Wanted signs were signs put on trees that gave information about a runaway slave and how much reward money would be given to whoever found that slave. Harriet Tubman's husband and brother ripped wanted signs off the trees so she would not be at risk of getting caught.
Some slaves were very good at disguises, a talent that helped them avoid getting caught. Another way slaves escaped was by hiding in a box that was taken onto ships. There was a slave who hid in a box and almost died! But slaves would do whatever they needed to do to become free.
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