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.
Veterans Day: Harriet Tubman posthumously awarded rank of brigadier general
Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard on Monday in recognition of her service.
Harriet Tubman posthumously honored as general in Veterans Day ceremony: 'Long overdue'
The Maryland National Guard and Gov. Wes Moore officially recognized Harriet Tubman for her military service to both the U.S. and Maryland.
Harriet Tubman posthumously commissioned as brigadier general in Maryland National Guard
Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.
Maryland posthumously promotes Harriet Tubman to one-star general to honor her military service
Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland National Guard posthumously commissioned Harriet Tubman to the rank of brigadier general to honor her military service.
On Veterans Day, Harriet Tubman Gets Formal Recognition of Her Military Service
In addition to her work leading slaves to freedom via the Underground Railroad, Tubman headed reconnaissance parties and planned and executed a Union raid along the Combahee River in South Carolina.
Brigadier Gen. Harriet Tubman: How the great abolitionist earned the honor in Maryland
You can now add at least one more well-deserved honor for Harriet Tubman: Brigadier General in the Maryland National Guard. How it happened.
Harriet Tubman posthumously named general by Maryland National Guard
She led a Union Army raid during the Civil War according to U.S. Army historians. The raid freed more than 750 enslaved people.
Harriet Tubman posthumously promoted to brigadier general on Veterans Day
CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Harriet Tubman, the American abolitionist and icon of courage, was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general by the Maryland Army National Guard Monday, 111 years after her death.
Harriet Tubman promoted posthumously to general in Maryland National Guard
On this Veterans Day, the Maryland National Guard honored famed abolitionist Harriet Tubman as a one-star general.
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. In a ceremony at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in the abolitionist’s home of Dorchester,
Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late
Harriet Tubman, like most Black women of her era and many Black women today, was often dismissed, underestimated and ignored.
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Harriet Tubman Just Became a One-Star General, More Than 150 Years After Serving With the Union Army
The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...