Report: Treasury to Replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman on $20 Bill

Tim Dionisopoulos | April 20, 2016
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is reportedly set to make a major announcement today about replacing Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.

Here are the details, according to Politico:

“Treasury will also announce that it plans to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with Harriet Tubman, the sources said. There will also be changes to the $5 bill to depict civil rights era leaders.”

A former slave, Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist during the Civil War famous for helping slaves escape via the Underground Railroad.

Politico added that the movement to take Jackson off the bill was motivated by “the former president's role in moving native Americans off their land. Jackson may remain on the $20 bill in some capacity.”

Politico also reports that Andrew Hamilton will remain on the front of the $10 bill. However, leaders of the women's suffrage movement will now appear on the back of the bill.

The report states the $5 bill, which features Abraham Lincoln, will also see some changes to feature civil rights leaders.

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