Posted on 04/21/2016 4:59:31 PM PDT by snarkpup
The "Moses" of the Underground Railroad exemplified belief in self-ownership, liberty, equality before the law, and more.
So Harriet Tubman (1822-1913) is going to be the new face of the $20 bill. Great choice, yes. The only downside, really, is that the bills won't be released until 2026 or later, by which point they'll be worth, what, about $10 in today's fiat currency? And Andrew Jackson, who in many ways incarnates everything that is awful about America (racist, jingoistic, power-mad, genocidal, and more), will still be on the back of the bill.
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And Andrew Jackson, who in many ways incarnates everything that is awful about America (racist, jingoistic, power-mad, genocidal, and more), will still be on the back of the bill.
Something that got missed in all the buzz about the change.
FWIW, somebody at Reason commented on the irony of Jackson, who didn't like paper money, being on fiat currency.
That's far more important than what Tubman has done.
“Jackson destroyed centralized banking, paid off our debt, fought in 3 wars, and implemented a political philosophy that resonates to this day.
That’s far more important than what Tubman has done.”
This is about humiliating white men, not any question of real merit.
I would not say that
I think they both have their strengths in our history
I think Jackson should stay on the $20 and Tubman should be on a new bill, like a $500 bill.
To me that is the best solution
I just don’t like changing the look of money, it really does confuse people....
Slippery slope to Angela Davis on the C-note and no white man anywhere.
Tubman’s accomplishments, real or imagined, do not rise to the level of her image being enshrined on US currency. Period.
Another very poor move by the fed. All about dividing people.
It was the federal military that ended slavery at the cost of over 100,000 (?) US Army soldiers killed in or resulting from combat and tens of thousands others dead from disease. Of course, there were terrible losses on the other side as well and among the civilian population. (And I am not implying that the Confederate soldiers were fighting primarily to preserve slavery.) Not to take anything away from Tubman but if it is all about freeing the Black man, then maybe Sherman or some other Civil War soldier should join Grant on our paper currency.
This plight of the lowly negro shit is getting old.
Concur.
Pretty soon all those evil white racists will be erased from not only money, but history books too.
Gun Toting, DEVOUT CHRISTIAN, Republican
Tubman doesn’t hold a candle to Jackson
600,000 soldiers killed (north and south) over the struggle to free slaves.
This is bs. Tubman has no place on a bill.
The myths of Harriet Tubman:
http://www.harriettubmanbiography.com/harriet-tubman-myths-and-facts.html
Honoring a Woman vs. Honoring Women
You will excuse the vanity. This piece of mine was published at American Thinker. You might find it of interest.
What a very great woman.
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