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.
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,
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
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 will become a one-star general. She’s still not on the $20 bill.
The trailblazing abolitionist and conductor on the Underground Railroad will be posthumously commissioned as a one-star general in the Maryland National Guard.
Harriet Tubman becomes a one-star general in Maryland, 160 years late
A governor, generals and scores of veterans were on hand to see Harriet Tubman posthumously became a one-star, brigadier general in the Maryland Army National Guard on Monday.
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 general in the Maryland Army National Guard.
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 Civil Rights leader Harriet Tubman to the rank of brigadier general to honor her military service.
Harriet Tubman made a general 161 years after raid
Abolitionist Harriet Tubman was posthumously awarded the rank of brigadier general in the Maryland National Guard Monday, 161 years after she became the first woman to oversee an American military action during a time of war.
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.
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Tubman receives posthumous commission as general
Harriet Tubman, the once-enslaved Maryland woman who became a leader in the Underground Railroad, was awarded the rank of ...