Posted on 04/20/2016 12:41:47 PM PDT by MNDude
It was the Democrat Republican Party then.
To be honest, honesty has nothing to do with your post, since suffrage was mainly for voting, not emancipation. I'm sure Tubman was a minor historical figure in the Manhattan Project, too. So what? No one considers Tubman "minor" in any way. You're just spewing slander.
And concerning the Underground Railroad to help slaves escape, she was, as I said, a heroine of enormous courage and faith in God. To try and denigrate that heroism through misdirection puts you on the opposite side of humanity from her. So it's no surprise you can't see her historical value to this country and all of humanity.
She looks too much like Benito Juarez.
True, but I think Jackson was more Democrat than Republican :)
Just to clarify, I don’t like him for his policies (except for stopping the Bank of the US), I really just like his style. He was a man’s man, a warrior, great haircut, not afraid to challenge someone to a duel over an offense to his honor... he represents a bygone age in America.
No doubt history has placed Tubman higher than her accomplishments call for.
If TPTB decided that someone black should be on a US currency note, my vote would have been for George Washington Carver.
Born a slave, he attended Iowa State University and spent his life teaching and researching at the Tuskegee Institute.
His work with peanuts, sweet potatoes and farming methods were designed to help the small farmer.
Or perhaps Booker T Washington.
Another man born into slavery.
He graduated from Hampton Institute and attended Wayland Seminary for a short time.
He became the first leader of the Tuskegee Institute and championed the issues of education and self help among the black communities.
He was a vocal and persistent opponent of northern militant WEB Du’Bois who later helped found the NAACP.
Either of these gentlemen would have been fine additions to the faces gracing our currency.
Washington continually warned against parties. I would call him a non-party member the same as Franklin.
Agreed. But I have equal regard for Tubman. You work with what God gives you, and she did, to a level few could match. She's being used for the feminist movement now, yes. But that doesn't take away from her actual life. I think she'd spit on most modern feminists, in fact.
Everyone from back then would spit on modern “feminists”.
I find it disturbing that people who made great contributions to ALL Americans are trivialized while anyone who could be called a radical is glorified beyond their accomplishments.
Not casting doubt on Tubman’s courage or virtue, but in the Grand Scheme her accomplishments were rather small.
But I imagine those she aided might argue the point.
When we follow God’s instructions for our lives, nothing is small. In fact, some of the greatest in the eyes of humanity are bound for nothing less than hell itself. Judging lives by the number of them, is like weighing books to determine their value.
lol. that shows how seldom I get to the race track.
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