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Harriet Tubman: Celebrated freedom fighter and now general

Now, many years after her death, Tubman is officially a one-star brigadier general, according to The Associated Press.

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 ...

Smithsonian Magazine on MSN · 1d

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.

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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.

Rolling Out · 1d

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.

Harriet Tubman made a general 161 years after raid

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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.

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Harriet Tubman honored for her military service on Veterans Day nearly 160 years later

This Veterans Day, the Maryland National Guard and Governor Wes Moore posthumously commissioned Harriet Tubman as a one-star ...

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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 ...

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Harriet Tubman promoted posthumously to general in Maryland National Guard

A number of Harriet Tubman’s descendants took part in the commissioning ceremony, attended by military, community, and local leaders. Closing the day, Governor Moore joined Maj. Gen. Birckhead ...

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Veterans Day: Harriet Tubman posthumously awarded rank of brigadier general

Nov. 12 (UPI) --Harriet Tubman, a former slave and revered abolitionist who fought as a Union spy during the American Civil War, was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general of the ...

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