Nursemaid with her charge, ca. 1855. – Tubman's Early Years and Escape from …


Nursemaid with her charge, ca. 1855. – Tubman's Early Years and Escape from Slavery Harriet Tubman's name at birth was Araminta Ross. She was one of 11 children of Harriet and Benjamin Ross born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. As a child, Ross was "hired out" by her master as a nursemaid for a small baby, much like the nursemaid in the picture. Ross had to stay awake all night so that the baby wouldn't cry and wake the mother. If Ross fell asleep, the baby's (Sorry Assed) mother wh



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