The Overlooked Story Of Gertie Davis, Harriet Tubman’s Mysterious Daughter
Gertie Davis was adopted by Harriet Tubman and her husband Nelson Davis in the 1870s, but very little is known about her life. Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture , Gift of Charles L. BlocksonGertie Davis with her adopted parents , Harriet Tubman and Nelson Davis . Circa 1887 . The story of Harriet Tubman is well - experience . After escape from slavery , she became a “ director ” on the Underground Railroad and help stacks of enslaved the great unwashed run away the South ....