Drunk History recalls Harriet Tubman’s exploits as a Union Army spy

Now that the Treasury Department has announced that abolitionist Harriet Tubman will be replacing Andrew Jackson on the face of the $20 bill, thus becoming the first African-American woman to be so honored, it is time to reflect on this extraordinary woman’s many significant achievements. True to its nature, Comedy Central’s Drunk History shed some light on a lesser-known chapter of Tubman’s life in a September 2015 episode entitled “Spies.” In one segment, after trying and failing to teach host Derek Waters the lyrics of a Bobby Shmurda song, a slightly inebriated Crissle West relates Tubman’s less-heralded exploits. “Harriet Tubman does not get her just due,” West explains. “You hear her name and think she led the slaves to freedom. But you most certainly do not know that she was a spy for the Union.”