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

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

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

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