Abolitionist Harriet Tubman to replace President Andrew Jackson on $20 bill
- 8 years ago
WASHINGTON — President Andrew Jackson has been the face of the American $20 bill since 1928, but his days on the front of the note are officially numbered, paving the way for courageous black civil rights activist Harriet Tubman.
Tubman, who helped free hundreds of black slaves from the South via the underground railroad in the mid-19th century, will be the new face of the $20 bill sometime before 2030. Designs are projected to be released by 2020, but President Jackson won't be completely removed from the note. The 7th President of the United States will continue to be represented on the back of the bill, though in a reduced image.
The $20 bill will be a major change for the appearance of U.S. currency, but not the only one. On the back of the $5 bill, the Lincoln Memorial will be accompanied by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and famed singer Marian Anderson in some capacity.
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's place on the front of the $10 bill is secure, where it was previously in question. The recent surge in his popularity as a result of the grammy award-winning Broadway musical based on his life has been speculated as the reasoning for him being a continued fixture on currency. However, the back of the bill will now incorporate five female suffrage leaders from the 1913 parade on Washington to fight for women's right to vote – Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
These planned substitutions and alterations to American currency will no doubt be celebrated by minority groups as long overdue steps toward accurate representation of America's rich history as the redesigns are fully-adopted into circulation over the next 15 years.
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Tubman, who helped free hundreds of black slaves from the South via the underground railroad in the mid-19th century, will be the new face of the $20 bill sometime before 2030. Designs are projected to be released by 2020, but President Jackson won't be completely removed from the note. The 7th President of the United States will continue to be represented on the back of the bill, though in a reduced image.
The $20 bill will be a major change for the appearance of U.S. currency, but not the only one. On the back of the $5 bill, the Lincoln Memorial will be accompanied by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., former First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and famed singer Marian Anderson in some capacity.
Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's place on the front of the $10 bill is secure, where it was previously in question. The recent surge in his popularity as a result of the grammy award-winning Broadway musical based on his life has been speculated as the reasoning for him being a continued fixture on currency. However, the back of the bill will now incorporate five female suffrage leaders from the 1913 parade on Washington to fight for women's right to vote – Sojourner Truth, Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, Alice Paul and Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
These planned substitutions and alterations to American currency will no doubt be celebrated by minority groups as long overdue steps toward accurate representation of America's rich history as the redesigns are fully-adopted into circulation over the next 15 years.
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