Deciding whose image to put on American currency is a big deal, but during the Civil War, it clearly wasn't the biggest issue of the day. The U.S. government had a lot going on, which meant ...

Jackson’s portrait will remain, but on the back of the bill ... that practically all previous images of African-American women and men depicted on U.S. paper currency were stock images of ...

While we await the final decision whether to place the image of Harriet Tubman on American currency, we can take comfort in the fact that several African American men’s signatures have at least ...

Or wondered how the look of American currency changed during the Civil War? Do you know what the significance is of patriotic symbols and historical images on your cash? You can learn about this and ...

American money is unbeautiful ... The designers chose a familiar image, showing an older Tubman in a black coat with a prim white collar, her graying hair pulled back in what might be plaits.