Flipboard Culture Desk on Nostr: Harriet Tubman is finally getting recognition for her military contribution to the ...

Harriet Tubman is finally getting recognition for her military contribution to the U.S., being awarded the rank of general on Veterans Day yesterday, more than 111 years after her death. Gov. Wes Moore of her home state of Maryland said it was a great day for all of the U.S. “Today, we celebrate a soldier and a person who earned the title of veteran,” he said. “Today we celebrate one of the greatest authors of the American story.” npub1h9em3v9p0wmde9u7alfr79jk4hzje3mdx7gkpzp36yy64lf4tjdsr0r7yr (npub1h9e…r7yr) has more about the ceremony and Tubman's remarkable achievements.

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