Change for a $20: Tubman to replace Jackson on new bills
The Treasury Department plans to announce Wednesday that the new $20 bill will feature abolitionist Harriet Tubman, replacing former President Andrew Jackson.

A Treasury official confirmed the planned announcement to Fox Business Network. It would make Tubman the first woman on U.S. paper currency in 100 years.

Politico also reported that Alexander Hamilton will remain on the front of the $10 bill, and other design changes are also being rolled out.

The expected announcement from Treasury Secretary Jack Lew follows a heated debate ever since he said last summer the government planned to incorporate a woman on the $10 bill.

Lew's initial announcement set off a firestorm of protests from supporters of Hamilton, the first Treasury secretary. They argued that the founding father had molded the nation's financial architecture and should not be removed from his rightful place on the currency.

Hamilton fans got a boost from the interest generated by the hit Broadway musical "Hamilton." Earlier this year, Lew was personally lobbied by Lin-Manuel Miranda, the author and star of "Hamilton," during a meeting at Treasury.

Treasury all together received more than 1.5 million responses to Lew's request for suggestions on the currency redesign. That prompted him to delay an announcement, which he had originally said would be made by the end of 2015.

An online group, Women on 20s, had been campaigning for a woman on the $20 bill. Jackson's critics say he should not be on U.S. currency because of the part he played in the relocation of Native Americans.

Still, the change is likely to inflame lawmakers from Tennessee, which Jackson represented in Congress before becoming president. The state also generally claims the former president was born in an area that is now part of Tennessee.

In a poll conducted last year by Women on 20s, Tubman, an African-American abolitionist and one of the leaders' of the Underground Railroad, was the top vote getter.

I guess no one checked the books (again), to see what happens when a society tries to erase history.


Arrivederci

* a view of truth *

“History is written by the victors.”

― Walter Benjamin

** The old Canadian money was fun !
* We could fold the Queen's face in such a way, as it would show her bum. haha! (kids at play !)
** Our dollar coins make great "joyful" golden-hanging necklaces.

Harriet Truman?

Harriet Tubman, an abolitionist who helped to rescue slaves, in the late 1800s

* Americans have so many thoughtful people to put on their money.

** Harriet Tubman,

* Eleanor Roosevelt guided the world into the "new age"

lol.. i was talking about the thread title..

Hhhaaa.. Now we are both doing it Moe..,

You are referring to Canada having independence from a monarchy, in a country, across the sea.

This is in reference to American history itself. And an elected President.
There is no comparison.

We didn't vote for money to be changed in the first place.
And what survey?
Anyone see one or know anyone ?


NO of course not

I don't have any trust in the judgement of the PC crowd who were the most vocal supporters of this, and I wonder/worry about where the PC and SJW mindset is taking this country... but for this _specific_ change:

I like the idea of replacing a slave-owner with a freer of slaves!

Never ceases to amuse me,
just how many libs are content
with living on Revisionism Street.

Since fewer and fewer people are using cash these days Tubman would get more exposure on ATM and credit cards.

I hope the Prez doesn't find out about this post, it might result in an executive order forcing banks and credit card issuers to use her image on cards.

It appears that you just might be the ONLY logical thnker in any of these threads.

says the queen...

Eh.

As long as it spends the same.

Although I can see problems that come up when there's a whole lot of selfies on Facebook of wanna be "gangsta's" holding a big fan of money spread out, calling themselves slave owners or something.

I see no reason why Andrew Jackson should have been honored in such a way in the first place.

I'm sorry, I'm not seeing what you are referring to with this comment. Could you clarify? Nothing in your opening post suggested "erasing" anything.

Edited for off-topic.

soufie
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i just heard on nightly business report (pbs) the treasury
dept expects to release the new Tubman bill in the year 2020..
but Jackson proponents needn't worry too much as he will
be moving to the back of the bus..er um,,i mean back of the bill..