Early Life in SlaveryHarriet Tubman early years as a slave had a couple of surprises from getting injured as a teenager to getting married. When Harriet was young, she got injured while helping out a fellow slave avoid being hurt by his violent overseer. The overseer had thrown a rock toward the slave, but Harriet pushed him out of the way and the rock hit her instead. The weight nearly crushed her skull and it left a deep scar. She was unconscious for days and suffered from seizures for the rest of her life.
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