Before Cynthia Erivo was tapped to play Elphaba in the "Wicked" movie, she was already a powerhouse of the stage and screen.

A crowd gathered at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park in Maryland, for a ceremony to honor Tubman's legacy ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - The United States Mint has unveiled a limited-edition series of Harriet Tubman Commemorative Coins, ...

Now, many years after her death, Tubman is officially a one-star brigadier general, according to The Associated Press.

While many learned about Tubman's work freeing enslaved people, her sophisticated military service often goes untold in ...

The celebrated Underground Railroad conductor received posthumous recognition for her service as a spy, scout, nurse and cook ...

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

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She led a Union Army raid during the Civil War according to U.S. Army historians. The raid freed more than 750 enslaved ...

Harriet Tubman was posthumously commissioned as brigadier general of the Maryland National Guard at a Veteran’s Day ceremony.

CHURCH CREEK, Md. — Harriet Tubman, the American abolitionist and icon of courage, was posthumously awarded the rank of ...