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Harriet Tubman to be new face on US $20 bill Harriet Tubman, anti-slavery activist, to be on new US $20 bill
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Civil rights activist Harriet Tubman will be the first woman to appear on a US banknote for more than a century. Anti-slavery activist Harriet Tubman will be the first woman to appear on a US banknote for more than a century.
The African-American abolitionist will be featured on the new $20 bill, the US Treasury Department said. Tubman, who was born a slave in 1820 and helped at least 70 people escape slavery, will feature on the new $20 bill, the US Treasury announced.
Last year the Treasury announced plans to replace Alexander Hamilton on the $10. She will replace former President Andrew Jackson, a slave owner.
However, it faced a backlash against removing one of the founders of the US financial system. The Treasury has dropped plans to remove the image of Alexander Hamilton, one of the founders of the US financial system, from the $10 bill.
Ms Tubman will replace slaveholding former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill. It had faced a backlash over the plan.
The lengthy process of choosing which woman to put on the currency also delayed the announcement. While Ms Tubman will feature on the front of the $20 bill, Mr Jackson's image will move to the back.
Treasury Secretary Jack Lew will make a formal announcement about the changes to US currency on Wednesday. Leaders from the women's rights movement - Lucretia Mott, Sojourner Truth, Susan B Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Alice Paul - will be pictured on the back of the $10 bill.
Reports suggest that the $10 note will keep Alexander Hamilton on the front and put leaders from the women's rights movement on the back. The $5 bill will depict civil rights leaders. The back of the $5 bill - which depicts Abraham Lincoln on the front - will show prominent leaders from US history including singer Marian Anderson, former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights leader Martin Luther King.
The women last depicted on U.S. bills were former first lady Martha Washington, on the $1 silver certificate from 1891 to 1896, and Native American Pocahontas, in a group photo on the $20 bill from 1865 to 1869. The women last depicted on US bills were former first lady Martha Washington, on the $1 silver certificate from 1891 to 1896, and Native American Pocahontas, in a group photo on the $20 bill from 1865 to 1869.
Harriett Tubman Who was Harriet Tubman?
Harriett Tubman has been a frontrunner for the position from the beginning. Harriett Tubman was born into slavery in 1820. She escaped, and helped to free more than 70 slaves through the "Underground Railroad", a network of anti-slavery activists and safe houses.
Born into slavery in 1820, she escaped, and helped to free more than 70 slaves through "The Underground Railroad."
Ms Tubman was the winner of an online poll run by campaign group Women On 20s.Ms Tubman was the winner of an online poll run by campaign group Women On 20s.
Other potential candidates for the spot included former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, civil rights activist Rosa Parks and leader of the Cherokee nation Wilma Mankiller. Other potential candidates for the spot included Eleanor Roosevelt, civil rights activist Rosa Parks and leader of the Cherokee nation Wilma Mankiller.
Saving HamiltonSaving Hamilton
The preservation of Alexander Hamilton on the $10 came in part from the popularity of Broadway musical "Hamilton". Alexander Hamilton staying on the $10 bill was due in part to the popularity of Broadway musical "Hamilton".
Cast members visited the White House and spoke with Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in March. Cast members visited the White House and spoke to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew in March.
After the meeting Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator the Broadway show, tweeted that the Treasury Secretary told him he would be "very happy" after they announced changes to the US notes. After the meeting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, the creator of the Broadway show, tweeted that Mr Lew told him he would be "very happy" after they announced changes to the US notes.
The Treasury Department also put out a statement after the meeting that reiterated Secretary Lew's "commitment to continue to honour Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill." The Treasury Department also put out a statement after the meeting that reiterated Mr Lew's "commitment to continue to honour Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill".