Harriet Tubman To Replace President Andrew Jackson On The $20 Bill

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Photo Credit: Women on 20s

On Wednesday, April 20, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced that Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson, the seventh President of the United States, on the $20 bill. The former slave and abolitionist is the first African-American, and the first woman in over a century, to be featured on the face of U.S. currency. The last female represented on U.S. notes was Martha Washington, who appeared on the $1 silver certificate from 1886 to 1957, when the certificates were discontinued.

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  • hdr
    hdr5년 이상
    I am so happy that she is on the 20$ dill and I want to be on the dollar dill.
    • nataiepaige
      nataiepaige5년 이상
      how come its only been men for the last million years and they now decide to change it?
      • aisforarlo
        aisforarlo5년 이상
        Hamilton rules!!!!!!!! I'm going in dec.
        • thebook211
          thebook2113년 이상
          Ikr! I've watched it, like, 100+ times (I'm listening to it right now lol) but I've only seen it once.
        • And peggy6년 이하
          Hamilton is great I love it Lin-manuel Miranda is my hero HAMILTION STAYS ON THE TEN
        • Me6년 이하
          Why do they change it???$🏦
          • bluepup651
            bluepup651약 4년
            To show there respect to women. ( It is awesome!)
          • bacon_bitzz
            bacon_bitzz약 6년
            Hmmmm.... It has not happened yet...😐
          • waigal6년 이상
            nice article
            • no name6년 이상
              yall weird
              • AnnieLeblanc 6년 이상
                Cant wait so intersting
                • nothanksbye000
                  nothanksbye0005년 이상
                  this isnt the real annie xD....... is it????
                • ya boy6년 이상
                  We talked about this in History class. While many view Jackson as a hero who conquered the British in the final battle of the War of 1812, he owned several slaves and disobeyed orders. He was ordered to invade and not to attack when we were gaining Florida into the US, and Jackson invaded and captured Spanish people living there. Jackson wrote to the free black men of Georgia to help stand for their country, but at the same time he bought more and more slaves. I support Tubman in this matter. She helped many slaves escape to freedom through the Underground. Also, there are enough men on bills. Only one woman was featured, Martha Washington, on a bill, and that was only for a short while! In conclusion, I say that Harriet Tubman should replace Andrew Jackson on the $20.00 dollar bill.

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