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According to the biography of Harriet Tubman you read, what physical trauma did Harriet Tubman experience as a young girl?

A.) She was repeatedly raped by an overseer.

B.)She lost the use of her left leg after it became stuck in a cotton gin.

C.)She was beaten within an inch of her life by a slaveholder which caused her to suffer from memory lapses later in life.

D.)She was hit in the head with a 2-pound iron weight by an overseer, which caused her to suffer from narcolepsy later in life.​

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D. She was hit in the head with a two-pound iron weight by an overseer, which caused her to suffer from narcolepsy later in life.

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