Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is expected to announce today that Harriet Tubman will replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill according to multiple reports.
BREAKING: U.S. Treasury to announce decision to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill: Politico pic.twitter.com/gn2uJb1Y3j
— Reuters U.S. News (@ReutersUS) April 20, 2016
BREAKING: Harriet Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the U.S. $20 bill (via @politico). pic.twitter.com/sEHLpSck7q
— Intl. Business Times (@IBTimes) April 20, 2016
If this is true, great news! Tubman on $20 is the right call. The redesign needs to happen as soon as possible.Women have waited long enough
— Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (@SenatorShaheen) April 20, 2016
Tubman was an African-American abolitionist during the American Civil War and a Union spy. Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. She later helped abolitionist John Brown recruit men for his raid on Harpers Ferry, and in the post-war era was an active participant in the struggle for women’s suffrage.
The updated bill isn’t expected to be released until 2030.
It’s all about the Harriets!
