Abolitionist Harriet Tubman posthumously named 'general' in Veterans Day ceremony
Tubman, who escaped slavery in 1849, was a scout, spy and nurse for the Union Army during the Civil War, helping guide 150 Black soldiers on a gunboat raid in South Carolina
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman posthumously awarded rank of general
Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank of general.
Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on Monday.
Harriet Tubman: Celebrated freedom fighter and now general
My daughter, now in the fifth grade, has loved Harriet Tubman since the first grade, when she began reading books on her own. She loved reading about how Harriet returned multiple times to lead other slaves to freedom as well,
Harriet Tubman Honored With Posthumous Promotion To General, 160 Years After Her Heroic Military Service
A crowd gathered at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland, for a ceremony to honor Tubman's legacy and officially commission her as a one-star general.
Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army
Harriet Tubman has been posthumously recognized as a one-star brigadier general in Maryland’s National Guard. At a ceremony on Veterans Day, officials in the abolitionist’s home state honored her military service during the Civil War.
Harriet Tubman earns general’s star for combat leadership
While many learned about Tubman's work freeing enslaved people, her sophisticated military service often goes untold in history classes.
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Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late
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 ...
Harriet Tubman commissioned as a brigadier general in Maryland National Guard
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was officially made a one-star brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard on Veterans Day ...
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Maryland native Harriet Tubman posthumously named a general in Veterans Day ceremony
CHURCH CREEK, Md. (AP) — Revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who was the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war, was posthumously awarded the rank of general on ...