Harriet Tubman Honored With Posthumous Promotion To General, 160 Years After Her Heroic Military Service

Harriet Tubman Honored With Posthumous Promotion To General, 160 Years After Her Heroic Military Service

Essence Magazine:

By Melissa Noel ·Updated November 14, 2024

Harriet Tubman, a revered abolitionist and the first woman to lead an American military action during wartime was posthumously awarded therank of brigadier general on Monday. On Veteran’s Day, a crowd gathered at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park

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