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9 Brevities

Washington Post Reports that Harriet Tubman was Also a Brilliant Spy

February 13, 2021 by The Spy

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The Cambridge Spy could not ignore the Washington Post article this morning noting Harriet Tubman’s recently discovered history as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War.

In 1863, it was Tubman that slipped behind Confederate lines to gather critical information on the location of planted torpedoes in the Combahee River.

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  1. Stephen Schaare says

    February 14, 2021 at 12:18 PM

    My fellow readers, Not a single comment on the life of this remarkable woman? Not a single endorsement of her likeness on the $20 dollar bill? No dedication of a length of highway in her honor?
    A positive, uplifting essay on Harriet Tubman and not a soul says boo? Once again, scratching my considerable head. So be it. Dean, Parks, Al Sikes? Anyone at all?

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