Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to replace Andrew Jackson, who kept scores of slaves at his Tennessee plantation, on the front of the $20 ...
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On Harriet Tubman Day, a new effort to place the abolitionist on the $20 bill launches
A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill is being taken up again in Congress. Monday's announcement is the latest push to honor Tubman on the ...
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Andrew Jackson, 1767–1845
Challenges Jackson never shied away from a challenge, and as president he wrestled with many. Whigs in Congress proved to be major opponents in their attempts to pass legislation which Jackson ...
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Harriet Tubman
A measure to replace President Andrew Jackson with abolitionist Harriet ... Previous attempts to have Tubman memorialized on the $20 dollar bill have stalled in Congress. The new bill, called ...
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Harriet Tubman fought slavery. Most of the men on US paper currency had ties to it
A US Senator wants to speed up a decade-long plan to replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire ...