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It seems that there's a lot of people - mostly on the right, of course - who are incensed that we're taking Jackson's face off the $20 bill and replacing it with Harriet Tubman. After all, he was a war president and all she did was help run the Underground Railroad to help slaves to make it to freedom (such as it was before the 1964 Civil Rights Act).
So I'll propose an alternative female in her place. This particular female organized a team of scouts in wartime to operate behind enemy lines on riverine craft, her team (under the orders of the Secretary of War):
- mapped enemy positions and gathered other intel;
- disabled mines;
- destroyed supply routes;
- and took point to lead the Army to destroy enemy supply depots.
During the same campaign, she recruited nearly 200 new partisans to join the Army's efforts against the enemy, and at the same time freed 750 other captives. Her name? Check the sources. First source. Second source.
It seems that there's a lot of people - mostly on the right, of course - who are incensed that we're taking Jackson's face off the $20 bill and replacing it with Harriet Tubman. After all, he was a war president and all she did was help run the Underground Railroad to help slaves to make it to freedom (such as it was before the 1964 Civil Rights Act).
So I'll propose an alternative female in her place. This particular female organized a team of scouts in wartime to operate behind enemy lines on riverine craft, her team (under the orders of the Secretary of War):
- mapped enemy positions and gathered other intel;
- disabled mines;
- destroyed supply routes;
- and took point to lead the Army to destroy enemy supply depots.
During the same campaign, she recruited nearly 200 new partisans to join the Army's efforts against the enemy, and at the same time freed 750 other captives. Her name? Check the sources. First source. Second source.
why exactly do we "need" a female on the 20 dollar bill?
so people in the south will use smaller bills?
It seems that there's a lot of people - mostly on the right, of course - who are incensed that we're taking Jackson's face off the $20 bill and replacing it with Harriet Tubman. After all, he was a war president and all she did was help run the Underground Railroad to help slaves to make it to freedom (such as it was before the 1964 Civil Rights Act).
So I'll propose an alternative female in her place. This particular female organized a team of scouts in wartime to operate behind enemy lines on riverine craft, her team (under the orders of the Secretary of War):
- mapped enemy positions and gathered other intel;
- disabled mines;
- destroyed supply routes;
- and took point to lead the Army to destroy enemy supply depots.
During the same campaign, she recruited nearly 200 new partisans to join the Army's efforts against the enemy, and at the same time freed 750 other captives. Her name? Check the sources. First source. Second source.
so people in the south will use smaller bills?
Implying racism betrays a certain amount of bigotry in your post.
Implying racism betrays a certain amount of bigotry in your post.
why exactly do we "need" a female on the 20 dollar bill?
Because apparently women were never on money.
Don't tell liberals women were on money before.
another radical suggestion: currency that only denotes what said currency is worth
Except that is:
1. Boring
2. Money is a very important tool for communicating culture and values of the country/organization that issued it.
entirely subjective and, also, who cares
how? its a piece of paper (or coins) used in buying and selling
why exactly do we "need" a female on the 20 dollar bill?
so people in the south will use smaller bills?
Why not?
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