The breathtaking courage of Harriet Tubman - Janell Hobson

Prevoditelj: Ivan Stamenković Recezent: Senzos Osijek

Escaping slavery;

Pobjeći od ropstva;

risking everything to save her family;

riskirati sve da spasi obitelj;

leading a military raid;

voditi vojnu raciju;

championing the cause of women’s suffrage;

biti prvak u borbi za prava žena;

these are just a handful of the accomplishments

ovo su samo neka od dostignuća

of one of America’s most courageous heroes.

jedne od najhrabrijih američkih junakinja.

Harriet Tubman was born Araminta Ross in Dorchester County, Maryland,

Harriet Tubman rodila se kao Araminta Ross u Dorchesteru, Maryland,

in the early 1820s.

ranih 1820ih.

Born into chattel slavery, Araminta, or Minty, was the fifth of nine children.

Rođena u ropstvu, Araminta, ili Minty, bila je peto od devetoro djece.

Two of Minty’s older sisters were sold to a chain gang.

Dvije starije sestre prodane su ropstvo u lancima.

Even as a small child,

Čak i kao malo dijete,

Minty was hired out to different owners,

Minty su iznajmljivali različitim vlasnicima,

who subjected her to whippings and punishment.

koji su je bičevali i kažnjavali.

Young Minty’s life changed forever on an errand to a neighborhood store.

Život mlade Minty promijenio se zauvijek kada je otišla do trgovine u susjedstvu.

There, an overseer threw a two-pound weight at a fugitive enslaved person,

Ondje, nadglednik je bacio uteg na roba u bijegu,

missed, and struck Minty instead.

promašio i pogodio Minty.

Her injury caused her to experience sleeping spells,

Ozljeda je prouzročila da je često spavala,

which we know of today as narcolepsy,

što danas poznajemo kao narkolepsiju,

for the rest of her life.

cijelog života.

Minty’s owner tried to sell her,

Minty su pokušali prodati,

but there were no buyers for an enslaved person who fell into sleeping spells.

ali nije postojao kupac za roba koji spava.

She was instead put to work with her father, Ben Ross,

Umjesto toga, radila je s ocem, Ben Rossom,

who taught her how to lumber.

koji ju je podučio kako biti drvosječa.

Lumbering increased Minty’s physical strength

Taj posao povećao je njenu snagu

and put her in touch with free black sailors who shipped the wood to the North.

i stavio ju u doticaj sa slobodnim crnim mornarima koji su išli na sjever.

From them, Minty learned about the secret communications

Od njih, Minty je naučila o tajnoj komunikaciji

that occurred along trade routes,

koja se događala duž ruta trgovine,

information that would prove invaluable later in her life.

informacija koje će biti presudne kasnije u njenom životu.

In this mixed atmosphere of free and enslaved blacks working side by side,

U ovoj izmješanoj atmosferi slobode i ropstva koja radi skupa,

Minty met John Tubman, a free black man she married in 1844.

Minty je upoznala Johna Tubmana, slobodnog crnca za kojeg se udala 1844.

After marriage, she renamed herself Harriet, after her mother.

Poslije braka, preimenovala se u Harriet, po svojoj majci.

Harriet Tubman’s owner died in 1849.

Vlasnik Harriet Tubman umro je 1849.

When his widow planned to sell off her enslaved human beings,

Kada je njegova udovica planirala prodati svoje robove,

Harriet feared she would be sold away from everyone she loved.

Harriet se bojala da će ju prodati daleko od svih koje voli.

She had heard of an “underground railroad,"

Čula je za "podzemnu željeznicu",

a secret network of safe houses,

tajnu mrežu sigurnih kuća,

boat captains,

kapetana brodova,

and wagon drivers

i vozača kola

willing to harbor fugitive enslaved people on their way north.

koji su bili spremni skrivati bjegunce na putu za sjever.

So Tubman fled with two of her brothers, Ben and Harry.

Tako je Tubman pobjegla sa svoja dva brata, Benom i Harryem.

They eventually turned back, fearing they were lost.

Oni su se na kraju vratili, u strahu da su se izgubili.

But in one of her sleeping spells,

Ali dok je spavala,

Harriet dreamed that she could fly like a bird.

Harriet je sanjala da može letjeti poput ptice.

Looking down below, she saw the path to liberation.

Gledajući dolje, vidjela je put prema slobodi.

And in the autumn of 1849, she set out on her own,

I u jesen 1849., otputila se sama,

following the North Star to Pennsylvania, and to freedom.

prateći sjevernjaču do Pensilvanije, i slobode.

Tubman returned to the South 13 times to free her niece,

Tubman se vratila na Jug 13 puta, kako bi oslobodila svoju nećakinju,

brothers,

braću,

parents,

roditelje,

and many others.

i mnoge druge.

She earned the nickname Black Moses

Zaradila je nadimak Crni Mojsije

and worked diligently with fellow abolitionists

i radila je s abolicionistima

to help enslaved people escape,

kako bi pomogla robovima da pobjegnu,

first to the North, and later to Canada.

prvo na Sjever, a onda u Kanadu.

Harriet Tubman worked as a Union army nurse,

Harriet Tubman radila je kao vojna medicinska sestra,

scout,

izviđač,

and spy during the Civil War.

i špijun za vrijeme Građanskog Rata.

In 1863, she became the first woman in United States history

1863, postala je prva žena u povijesti Amerike

to plan and lead a military raid,

koja je planirala i vodila vojnu akciju

liberating nearly 700 enslaved persons in South Carolina.

oslobađajući skoro 700 robova u Južnoj Karolini.

After the war, the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution

Poslije rata, trineasti amandman dodan je američkom ustavu

legally abolished slavery,

ukidajući ropstvo,

while the 14th expanded citizenship

dok je četrnaesti proširivao građanstvo

and the 15th gave voting rights to formerly enslaved black men.

a petnaesti je dao pravo glasanja prije porobljenim crnim muškarcima.

But she was undaunted, and she persisted.

Ali nije bila pokolebana, i ustrajala je.

She raised funds for formerly enslaved persons

Skupljala je sredstva za prije porobljene osobe

and helped build schools and a hospital on their behalf.

i pomogla graditi škole i bolnice u njihovo ime.

In 1888, Tubman became more active in the fight for women’s right to vote.

1888., Tubman je postala aktivinija u borbi za pravo žena da glasaju.

In 1896, she appeared at the founding convention

1896., pojavila se na osnivačkoj sjednici

of the National Association of Colored Women in Washington D.C.

Nacionalne asocijacije obojenih žena u Washingtonu

and later at a woman’s suffrage meeting in Rochester, New York.

i kasnije na sastanku sufražetkinja u Rochesteru, New York.

There she told the audience:

Tamo je rekla publici:

“I was a conductor on the Underground Railroad,

"Bila sam kondukter na Podzemnoj Željeznici,

and I can say what many others cannot.

i mogu reći ono što mnogi ne mogu.

I never ran my train off the track, and I never lost a passenger.”

Nikad nisam iskočila iz šina i nikad nisam izgubila putnika."

As her fame grew,

Kako joj je slava rasla,

various friends and allies helped her in the fight

različiti prijatelji i saveznici pomogli su joj u borbi

to collect a veteran’s pension for her service in the Union Army.

da dobije vojnu mirovinu za svoju službu u Vojsci Unije.

In 1899, she was finally granted $20 a month.

1899., napokon je dobila 20$ mjesečno.

In a fitting twist of fate,

U prikladnom obratu,

the United States Treasury announced in 2016

Riznica SAD-a najavila je 2016.

that Tubman’s image will appear on a redesigned twenty dollar bill.

kako će njena slika biti na novčanici od 20 dolara.

Harriet Tubman died on March 10, 1913.

Harriet Tubman umrla je 10. ožujka 1913.

Even on her deathbed at age 91,

Čak i na samrti, u 91. godini,

she kept the freedom of her people in mind.

imala je slobodu svojih ljudi na umu.

Her final words were:

Posljednje riječi bile su joj:

"I go away to prepare a place for you.”

"Odlazim da pripremim mjesto za vas."