Harriet Tubman posthumously honored as general in Veterans Day ceremony: 'Long overdue'
"Deeply admired by abolitionists in the North, Tubman became a trusted friend and advisor to many, which earned her a role in the Union Army as a scout, spy, nurse, and confidante of generals," according to the Harriet Tubman Byway website. The U.S. Army ...
Now, many years after her death, Tubman is officially a one-star brigadier general, according to The Associated Press.
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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union ArmyHarriet Tubman has been posthumously recognized as a one-star brigadier general in Maryland’s National Guard. At a ceremony ...
While many learned about Tubman's work freeing enslaved people, her sophisticated military service often goes untold in ...
CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Harriet Tubman, like most Black women of her era and many Black women today, was often dismissed, underestimated and ignored. That’s what made her such an effective spy and ...
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