A monument honoring her was also placed in a Newark, New Jersey, space that once held a statue of Christopher Columbus last year. Major Gen. Janeen Birckhead on Monday said recognition of Tubman ...

Already universally hailed as the great abolitionist and Underground Railroad leader, you can now add at least one more well-deserved honor for Harriet Tubman: Brigadier General in the Maryland ...

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 ...

Harriet Tubman, the abolitionist who helped thousands escape the bonds of enslavement, has been posthumously awarded the rank ...

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CHURCH CREEK, Md. — 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.