The renowned visionary, Araminta Ross, better known as "Harriet Tubman," was born into slavery circa 1820 in Dorchester County, Maryland. She escaped slavery in or around 1849 and upon her escape she began a secret operation rescuing several slaves from captivity and relocating them to freedom using what historians have described as an "Underground Railroad" which was a network of antislavery activists and safe houses. During these daring rescues she would be hunted and marked for death. She had a price on her head of 40 to 50 thousand dollars which in today's (2012) currency would be equivalent to approximately 1.5 million dollars. So as you can see, her situation was a very serious one and not for the faint of heart. She would have been considered a notorious outlaw or enemy of the state and was in fact ready and willing to die for her cause. As a result of being one of the most wanted persons of her time she would become a living legend and receive several honorable titles with the most popular among them being Moses and General Tubman. She recruited soldiers for abolitionist John Brown for his raid on Harper's Ferry, worked for the Union as a cook, a nurse and even a spy. She did all of this while carrying a rifle and living with a TBI (traumatic brain injury) which occurred from a head injury that she sustained protecting a slave from an angry overseer. She was also an activist. She marched and spoke alongside such women as Susan B. Anthony and Emily Howland. Of all the slaves she helped to freedom she never lost one. She died in 1913 just before a new form of tyranny overtook the country (crony capitalism). Long live the memory of Araminta Ross, a very brave and extraordinary human being.
Harriet Ball
Harriet Ball was a true educator that brought hope, creativity and life to what she considered a dead system of learning. She believed in the reality that all children were teachable but that sometimes certain children require an alternate path to the same academic success. Harriet was truly born to be a teacher because she believed in utilizing every inch of the learning curve to reach her students, which is pretty much a rarity in our public schools today. She illustrated her talents by using a revolutionary, unorthodox teaching method using rhymes and rhythms from the latest hip hop and pop music tracks that underperforming students gravitated towards and benefited from. Harriet Ball was a shining example of educational leadership and scholastic achievement. She will continue to live on in the hearts and minds of all the children that she mentored throughout her life. The contributions from this master educator to the Texas school system are invaluable. She will never be forgotten and will forever be known as a trailblazer in the field of public education. Harriet Ball was the inspiration for KIPP, which stands for Knowledge Is Power Program, one of the most successful charter school organizations in the nation. She died February 2, 2011. May she rest in peace and her name and legacy live on.
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