Harriet Tubman was 13 when she refused to help an overseer capture an enslaved man in a general store. The overseer was so furious that he threw a metal weight that hit Tubman in the head and fractured her skull. Tubman would endure seizures and severe headaches all her life as a result.

Explore this documentary film clip and engage students in historical thinking using the Library of Congress Primary Source Analysis Tool. In this inquiry-based resource for Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom, students view a video clip describing Harriet Tubman's childhood in Dorchester County, Maryland, analyze primary source documents and images from the Library of Congress, and consider discussion prompts for more dialogue and deeper reflection.