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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 (flipboard.social)
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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:

https://flip.it/5kzoMJ

#Culture #History #BlackHistoryMonth #USHistory

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[–] CultureDesk@flipboard.social 1 points 1 month ago

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