Detach Andrew Jackson From the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

Detach Andrew Jackson From the Harriet Tubman $20 Bill

The Issue

The fight continues! Harriet Tubman was officially chosen as the new face of the $20 bill—a fact at which myself and many others were overjoyed: yet Andrew Jackson will remain on the back of the currency. What does it say about America’s view on African-Americans—our most esteemed freedom fighters—when they place Harriet Tubman, a woman who dedicated her life to freeing slaves, on the front, only to place Andrew Jackson, a man who accumulated wealth by owning slaves, behind her? What will it say to future generations who spend it? That we allowed this insult: stamped a Black face to a foundation of hypocrisy. Do not celebrate symbolic victory at the price of substance. Do not let this blatant duplicity stand.
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The Issue

The fight continues! Harriet Tubman was officially chosen as the new face of the $20 bill—a fact at which myself and many others were overjoyed: yet Andrew Jackson will remain on the back of the currency. What does it say about America’s view on African-Americans—our most esteemed freedom fighters—when they place Harriet Tubman, a woman who dedicated her life to freeing slaves, on the front, only to place Andrew Jackson, a man who accumulated wealth by owning slaves, behind her? What will it say to future generations who spend it? That we allowed this insult: stamped a Black face to a foundation of hypocrisy. Do not celebrate symbolic victory at the price of substance. Do not let this blatant duplicity stand.

The Decision Makers

Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew
Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew
U.s treasury department
U.s treasury department

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