c/historyporn · by PugJesus@lemmy.world · 1y

Legendary abolitionist Harriet Tubman (left) with her family, New York, USA, 1887

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8 Comments

match@pawb.social · 9 pts · 1y

probably a good time to invest in subterranean rail

zkfcfbzr@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Is grandpa's fly open?

Eeyore_Syndrome@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 1y (1 reply)

Is that a puppy in dere? O.o

Computer: Enhance!

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

He got that dog in him

Zombiepirate@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y (2 replies)

Something I hadn't know about her:

For her guidance of the raid at Combahee Ferry, which liberated more than 700 enslaved people, she is widely credited as the first woman to lead an armed military operation in the United States.

formergijoe@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 1y (1 reply)

She was given the rank of 1-Star general posthumously last year because of this I believe.

PugJesus@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 1y

Maryland National Guard, yep. General Tubman o7 o7 o7

floorjam@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 1y

I love that she was chosen as a leader in civ7