c/history · by CultureDesk@flipboard.social · 1y

With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major military expedition. Read about it @mental_floss, including how Tubman, who liberated

With the Combahee River Raid of 1863, Harriet Tubman became the first woman in U.S. history to lead a major military expedition. Read about it @mental_floss, including how Tubman, who liberated herself after being born into slavery, repeatedly returned to hostile territory to usher other slaves to freedom along the famed Underground Railroad:

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#Culture #History #BlackHistoryMonth #USHistory

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rob@social.afront.org · 1 pts · 1y (1 reply)

@CultureDesk@flipboard.social @mental_floss — minor correction: given she's being mentioned in a military rank, protocol says to refer to her by her highest attained rank and her unit: "Brigadier General Harriet Tubman of the Maryland National Guard."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/harriet-tubman-just-became-a-one-star-general-more-than-150-years-after-serving-with-the-union-army-180985458/

CultureDesk@flipboard.social · 1 pts · 1y

@rob@social.afront.org We should absolutely give her her rank! Changing the caption now!