Sec. Hegseth Targets Harriet - The Iola Register

Sec. Hegseth targets Harriet - The Iola Register

Harriet Tubman was a war hero. The defense secretary is wrong to consider stripping her name from a US Navy ship Harriet Tubman never formally enlisted in the U.S. military. She was a war hero nonetheless. Many Americans know Tubman for her courage and sacrifice as conductor of the Underground Railroad, but fewer recognize her as a Civil War spy and military leader.  Tubman was the first woman to lead a combat regiment during the Civil War, and …

Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth Considering Taking Harriet Tubman's Name Off Ship - The Reconstruction Era

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to consider removing the name of Underground Railroad conductor and Abolitionist Harriet Tubman’s name from a Naval...