Page "Harriet Tubman" Paragraph 11

The severe head wound occurred when Tubman was becoming deeply religious.

As an illiterate child, she had been told Bible stories by her mother.

The particular variety of her early Christian belief remains unclear, but Tubman acquired a passionate faith in God.

She rejected white interpretations of scripture that urged slaves to be obedient and found guidance in the Old Testament tales of deliverance.

After her head injury, Tubman began having visions and potent dreams, which she considered signs from the divine.

This religious perspective instructed her throughout her life.