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Harriet Tubman won’t be featured on the $20 bill until 2028: Mnuchin
NYPost ^ | May 22, 2019

Posted on 05/22/2019 6:45:50 PM PDT by SMGFan

Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman won’t appear on US currency for nearly a decade, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday.

An image of Tubman, a former slave who helped others escape to freedom through the Underground Railroad, was supposed to replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill next year.

“The primary reason we’ve looked at redesigning the $20 bill is for counterfeiting issues,” Mnuchin said in front of Congress on Wednesday.

“Based upon this, the new $20 bill will now not come out until 2028,” he added.

President Trump criticized the plan to replace Jackson on the note during the 2016 presidential campaign.

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TOPICS: Government
KEYWORDS: currency; harriettubman; mnuchin; trumpcabinet; trumptreasury; tubman
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To: SMGFan

I don’t believe any actual person should be on US money. The US is not an empire or kingdom. we don’t need out royalty on our coins.

Standing Liberty, Walking Liberty, Seated Liberty, Eagle, Double Eagle, Flying Eagle, Grizzly Bear, Rattle Snake, Trout,Rocky Mountains maybe a turkey and moose.

No people.

Problem solved


41 posted on 05/22/2019 8:08:07 PM PDT by Fai Mao (There is no rule of law in the US until The PIAPS is executed.)
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To: Poison Pill
How do you figure she was a Republican?

Well, she was just a teeny bit anti-slavery, the main platform point of the Republican Party at the time.

Also, the fact that she bought land from GOP Senator William H. Seward in 1859 points to the fact she had at least had very friendly ties to Republican politicians themselves.

42 posted on 05/22/2019 8:12:12 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Yossarian

Women couldn’t vote until 1920. She died in 1913. I get the party platform angle, but I’m not sure how you can be a political party member if you can’t vote.


43 posted on 05/22/2019 8:20:52 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: Yossarian

Looks like Ilhan Omar.


44 posted on 05/22/2019 8:22:13 PM PDT by gundog ( Hail to the Chief, bitches!)
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To: Yossarian

And this is worth noting: Tubman pulled that pistol against Democrat slave owners. The Republicans were her friends and allies.

Most folks today don’t know that. The kids on the college campuses certainly don’t know it. So maybe that that picture should be captioned: “Harriet Tubman defends herself against the Democrats.”


45 posted on 05/22/2019 8:25:15 PM PDT by Leaning Right (I have already previewed or do not wish to preview this composition.)
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To: Poison Pill

https://thefederalistpapers.org/us/harriet-tubman-republican-gun-owner-outlaw-badass


46 posted on 05/22/2019 8:28:25 PM PDT by o-n-money
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To: Fai Mao
I don’t believe any actual person should be on US money. The US is not an empire or kingdom. we don’t need out royalty on our coins.

Well, as the USA has no royalty, we're good.

The funny thing is that on Day 1 of paper currency in the US, we had the biggest abuse of the bill portrait ever. Salmon P. Chase was the Secretary of the Treasury for President Lincoln. The "Greenback" was introduced in 1861, and given his office, he was ultimately in charge of the design.

So, naturally, to increase his national recognition for future elections...
...Chase put a nice portrait of himself on it!

Salmon P. Chase was the original Kim Kardashian…

47 posted on 05/22/2019 8:28:32 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: gundog
Looks like Ilhan Omar.

The anti-American anti-Semitic b#### Omar couldn't clean Harriet Tubman's gun.

48 posted on 05/22/2019 8:32:45 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: o-n-money

I guess I don’t see how she could be an “avowed Republican” if she couldn’t vote.


49 posted on 05/22/2019 8:37:55 PM PDT by Poison Pill
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To: SMGFan
No way. Harriet Tubman may have been diverse enough to be featured on the 20 just a few years ago.

But diversity standards have been going downhill at lightning speed recently, and her sum total of Diversity Victim Brownie Points is far too small for today's requirements.

I still haven't seen anything to top a suggestion I saw a couple of years ago, namely:

        Put on the $20 bill an image of an illegal alien Tranny crossing the border dragging a mattress.

50 posted on 05/22/2019 8:49:45 PM PDT by CardCarryingMember.VastRightWC ("Blessed are the young, for they shall inherit the national debt" - Pr. Herbert Hoover)
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To: SMGFan

just in time for me to stop using cash...


51 posted on 05/22/2019 8:53:29 PM PDT by Maris Crane
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To: DesertRhino

What about Abigail Adams? Bet not one commie ever thought of her.


54 posted on 05/22/2019 9:17:56 PM PDT by huckfillary
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To: SMGFan
I can't believe there are FReepers who support this crap. It is political correctness run amok.

Look, I like Harriet Tubman and what she did. But her accomplishments pale in comparison to Jackson. Tubman doesn't belong on currency.

Old Hickory was a POW and beaten nearly to death by the British as a teenager. He commanded forces in a decisive victory that ended the fighting phase in (the treaty was signed prior to the Battle of New Orleans) War of 1812.

He took on the banks, paid off the national debt, and showed the Indians who was boss.

There's a reason why there are countless counties, streets, cities, and even people with first-name of Jackson than Harriet Tubman. Do you see any girls naming themselves Harriet? Any Tubman County or Tubman Ave.? I don't think so.

55 posted on 05/22/2019 9:22:19 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: a fool in paradise

56 posted on 05/22/2019 9:29:49 PM PDT by Reeses (A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

I agree with you about Jackson. He is much under-appreciated.

But I favor going back to using symbols, such as the buffalo, the eagle, etc., to avoid endless haggling over
who gets represented.


57 posted on 05/22/2019 9:30:29 PM PDT by CondorFlight
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To: CondorFlight
But you're missing the broader point though. This is what the Left does, They inject a divisive issue and if you oppose it, you're a racist/sexist/bigot and then that issue becomes settled and then the Left moves on to the next Overton window.

I'd rather have just the Founders on the money.

58 posted on 05/22/2019 9:36:08 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist (Isn't it funny that the very people who scream "My body, my choice" wants a say in your healthcare?)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist
I can't believe there are FReepers who support this crap. It is political correctness run amok.

Look, I like Harriet Tubman and what she did. But her accomplishments pale in comparison to Jackson. Tubman doesn't belong on currency.

I'm not taking away from Andrew Jackson one bit when I say that Harriet Tubman kicked ass. If we're going to open up currency from just Presidents or Founding Fathers, Tubman would be a great choice.

It is not correct to call this "Political Correctness" - reading her biography as a child was a revelation to just what heroes did in the face of injustice and butchery. (See what fate black Union soldiers met if you dispute the latter.)

Now, look at some of the posts here. Just a few up from yours is one that refers to Harriet Tubman as a "thing". That's revolting. Part of celebrating the possibility of her getting on the currency is that it's a chance to figuratively kick these racist bastards in the balls.

59 posted on 05/22/2019 9:38:31 PM PDT by Yossarian
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To: Yossarian
(See what fate captured black Union soldiers met if you dispute the latter.)
60 posted on 05/22/2019 9:39:56 PM PDT by Yossarian
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