It’s about time we start removing these confederate bastards from our currency. They’ve done nothing but stall our country and terrorize it at the same time.
And what a way to start removing them… by replacing one of the biggest racist, confederate creeps with a strong and powerful woman who empowered many THEN, and still empowers many now!
I’ve had the privilege of visiting the Harriet Tubman home in Auburn in 2001. The visit was overwhelming, heartwarming and beyond educational. For the first time, I learned the full history of Lincoln’s assassination which included discovering William Seward, the BEST FRIEND of Harriet Tubman and her fellow Underground Railroad helper. Seward’s home is just 2 blocks from Harriet Tubman’s, the same home Seward himself gave to Tubman, including at a time when it was illegal to sell or give property to blacks.
So this is BIG! Putting Harriet Tubman on any currency, but especially the $20 bill, is a slap in the face to confederates and a welcoming of much needed change!! Welcome, Harriet, or should I say, welcome again!! Another door she has knocked down!!!
http://abc7ny.com/finance/harriet-tubman-to-replace-andrew-jackson-on-the-$20-bill/1300744/
Wednesday, April 20, 2016 03:25PM EST
Updated 48 mins agoAbolitionist Harriet Tubman will be featured on the new $20 bill, a representative of the U.S. Treasury Department confirmed Wednesday. This is in lieu of the department’s original plan to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill.
The plan is to issue the new bills by 2020 in honor of the 100th anniversary of women winning the right to vote. Last June, it was announced that a woman would replace Hamilton, the first treasury of the secretary, on the $10 bill. The treasury department solicited ideas for which woman that should be by launching #TheNew10 campaign.
The discussion about putting women on U.S. currency first gained traction thanks the Women on 20s campaign. That campaign held a poll last May asking people to vote on which woman they would want to see. Tubman received the most votes, followed by Eleanor Roosevelt. That poll received more than half a million votes. Roosevelt was favored in an August Marist poll.
Since the announcement last June, the leaders of the Women on 20s campaign have maintained that a woman should be on the $20 bill.
The change to the plan also follows the popularity of Hamilton, the hit Broadway musical which follows the life of the Founding Father, which opened last August. The creator and star of the show, Lin-Manuel Miranda, tweeted in March after visiting the White House that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew thought Miranda would be satisfied with the plan.
I talked to @USTreasury about this on Monday. Sec. Lew told me “you’re going to be very happy.” #wegetthejobdone https://t.co/ZkLFuSmz8M
— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) March 16, 2016
As the news of the new plan spread Wednesday, everyone from politicians to celebrities to supporters of the original campaign to fans of the musical reacted on social media.
A woman, a leader, and a freedom fighter. I can’t think of a better choice for the $20 bill than Harriet Tubman: https://t.co/YcsZC4ZrKg -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 20, 2016
I cannot think of an American hero more deserving of this honor than Harriet Tubman. https://t.co/GL64NPrOL1
— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 20, 2016
We got a $20 Freedom Mama Without the Drama of messing with the $10 Founding Father Without a Father. #hamilnerd @Lin_Manuel
— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 20, 2016
Very happy to see Harriet Tubman a truly courageous, inspiring woman getting recognized on the $20 #prideinwomankind pic.twitter.com/jCmnYSvh7X
— erin brockovich (@ErinBrockovich) April 20, 2016
Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Well done, National Treasury. Well, well done. #tubman20
— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) April 20, 2016
Seriously. I can’t believe it took us this long. #WomenOn20s https://t.co/frDwSTdNPH
— Alex DeWolfe (@rocketshipmom) April 20, 2016
Who lives, who dies, who tells your story? The treasury department does and Hamilton is staying on the $10 and #WomenOn20s
— Thomas John Yake (@tjyake) April 20, 2016
The decision to keep Hamilton on the $10 has not been without its critics. ABC News reports that several prominent women signed an open letter Wednesday asking that Lew consider changing the $10 bill in addition to the $20 bill, as a redesign of the $20 may take longer than the original plan.
.@MAKERSWomen is #NotGoingBack, and neither am I. Here’s why: https://t.co/2cABkO5TKc
— Gloria Steinem (@GloriaSteinem) April 20, 2016
