The Bravery to Overcome Lifting the weight of peoples’ hardships with just bravery and courage alone is a trying task for many people. A goal so out of reach that it seems almost impossible to grab a hold of. These traits belong to people with dreams of a better life for not only themselves, but for the ones living in deprivation as well. People who choose to break through walls and pave a way for the next person who goes through the same obstacle, takes a lionhearted person with a craving for change. Despite the prejudiced cruelty brought to Harriet Tubman, Ruby Bridges, and Olaudah Equiano time and time again, their courage to fight for something bigger than themselves perfectly illiterates bravery and leadership regardless of the risk. An abolitionist hero, Harriet Tubman,…show more content… Having a frail figure led to chronic vertigo and hypersomnia (Tubman). Despite the disability brought upon her, according to the article “Harriet Tubman” “She was a petite, deeply religious woman, but the qualities that made her so exceptional were her courage and powerful sense of right and wrong” (Tubman). The condition of her faith made it possible to be mindful of the wrongdoing in her situation. This self awareness alouds her courage to stand out through every step, leading her closer to freedom. After years of brutality and violence, Tubman made her escape plan to freedom. In 1849, Tubman made a strenuous journey to liberty and finally became a free woman. Of all the decisions that Tubman could have made following her escape, she chose to make many dangerous trips back to the south and rescue as many enslaved people as she could. In total, Tubman was able to save 70 citizens in 13 trips total using the Underground Railroad. In consequence to these escapes, Tubman was so wanted by the Maryland Newspaper, that they specifically made a $100 reward to anyone who could catch her
