Harriet Tubman, (born Araminta Ross; c. 1822[1] – March 10, 1913) was an African-American abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union spy during the American Civil War.
Born into slavery, Tubman escaped and subsequently made some thirteen missions to rescue approximately seventy enslaved families and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad.
During the post-war era Harriet Tubman was an active participant in the struggle for women’s suffrage.
According to Politico, “Harriet Tubman will bump Andrew Jackson from the front of the $20 bill while Alexander Hamilton will stay put on the $10 — a historic move that gives a woman prime placement on U.S. currency”.
Ben Carson, Former Republican presidential candidate and retired neurosurgeon, expressed his love for Tubman and her accomplishments but implied that Harriet Tubman should be placed on the $2 bill as it ‘would be a more appropriate honor’.
Tennessee Sen. Lamar Alexander also said Jackson shouldn’t be replaced with Harriet Tubman, arguing that ”history shouldn’t pit the former president against the anti-slavery activist’.
Sen. Lamar said: “United States history is not Andrew Jackson versus Harriet Tubman. It is Andrew Jackson and Harriet Tubman, both heroes of a nation’s work in progress toward great goals. It is unnecessary to diminish Jackson in order to honor Tubman”.
The decision stands, Harriet Tubman will be the first black woman on a national currency.
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