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White House recommits to getting Harriet Tubman on $20 bill after Trump delay

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Well, just another example of liberal tyranny, right? Going to replace a slave owner with a former slave on the twenty dollar bill. Beware of exploding conservative heads.

Tubman, the once-enslaved African-American woman who guided dozens enslaved people to their freedom through the Underground Railroad in the 1800s, would replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Tubman, born in Maryland, escaped the plantation where she was enslaved and went to Pennsylvania in 1849. Over the following decade, she made more than a dozen trips to Maryland to free enslaved persons, according to the National Parks Service.

During the Civil War, Tubman served as a US Army spy, scout, nurse and cook. And in her later years, Tubman was involved in the women's suffrage movement.
While campaigning in 2016, President Donald Trump called the decision to redesign the $20 with Tubman's image front and center "pure political correctness." He suggested at the time that Tubman be put on the $2 bill, which is no longer printed, instead.
And throughout his presidency, Trump expressed appreciation for Jackson, visiting his grave, tweeting about Jackson, "We honor your memory. We build on your legacy" and displaying Jackson portraits in the Oval Office.
 
Well, just another example of liberal tyranny, right? Going to replace a slave owner with a former slave on the twenty dollar bill. Beware of exploding conservative heads.
To me, it really doesn't matter. Having a former slave on a 20 dollar bill certainly won't stop it from beling able to be spent.
 
Well, just another example of liberal tyranny, right? Going to replace a slave owner with a former slave on the twenty dollar bill. Beware of exploding conservative heads.
Jackson was a giant of a man who shouldn't be replaced. If you want to use Tubman, have her replace the Sacagawea dollar coin or something.
 
Jackson was a giant of a man who shouldn't be replaced. If you want to use Tubman, have her replace the Sacagawea dollar coin or something.

Jackson was a horrible man who should not be on our currency. If you want to use Jackson, put him on some useless coinage such as a 3 cent piece.
 
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