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Harriet Tubman tells the story of her life and how she escaped slavery.Told in the first person, and brought to life with a mix of drama, movement, music and animation, the story begins when Harriet was a child. Born into slavery in 1820, she grew up working in the cotton fields. She witnessed another slave escape and when she was older, escaped herself. It was a long and lonely journey to freedom. However, when she reached the border with Pennsylvania, she realised she needed to help others escape too. A network of helpers, known as 鈥楾he Underground Railroad鈥�, helped slaves on their way to freedom. We see Harriet take groups of slaves through the forest to freedom and hear how throughout her life she helped to free over 70 slaves.

Teaching History?

You could ask pupils to take notes as they view the film, to help them draw up a timeline of Harriet Tubman's life. They should note important dates, places and events in Harriet's life. After viewing, the children could go on to draw timelines. They could supplement their timelines with information gleaned from their own research using a variety of sources including the internet. You could also ask them to add the dates of other significant events in Harriet's life-time, as well as noting significant dates in the emancipation of slaves after Harriet鈥檚 time. Ask: 鈥淗ow was Britain involved in the slave trade?鈥� Pupils could go on to research more about Britain鈥檚 involvement in the slave trade.

This film would be relevant for teaching history at Key Stage 1 and 2 in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and First and Second Level in Scotland.