— 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.
Dozens gathered on Veterans Day at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland’s Dorchester County for a formal ceremony making Tubman a one-star brigadier general in the state’s National Guard.
Harriet Tubman circa 1870.
Wyatt hailed her aunt’s legacy of tenacity, generosity and faith and agreed Veterans Day applied to her as much as any other service member.
In 2022, a Chicago elementary school was renamed for Tubman, replacing the previous namesake, who had racist views.
Persons:
—, Harriet Tubman, Tubman, Wes Moore, ” Moore, ” Tubman, HB, Underwood, Moore, “, ” Moore siad, Tubman’s, Tina Wyatt, Wyatt, “ Aunt Harriet, ” Wyatt
Organizations:
Veterans, Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad, National Guard, Gov, “, Underground Railroad, Union Army, HB Lindsey, Underwood Archives
Locations:
Md, Maryland’s Dorchester County, Philadelphia, South Carolina, Chicago