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The face of revered abolitionist Harriet Tubman has been selected to grace the $20 by an advocacy group that wants to replace President Andrew Jackson’s current austere countenance, according to The Washington Post.

Tubman, a Civil War abolitionist who is remembered most for her role as a conductor in the “Underground Railroad,” was one of four finalists by a group of advocates calling themselves “Women on 20s,” the report notes. The effort began earlier this year and has stimulated measures in the House and Senate.

From The Washington Post:

The other three finalists were former first lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt; civil rights figure Rosa Parks; and Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation. Now that voters participating in the campaign have chosen Tubman, Women on 20s will bring a petition with the people’s choice to the White House.

“Our paper bills are like pocket monuments to great figures in our history,” Women On 20s Executive Director Susan Ades Stone said in an e-mailed statement. “Our work won’t be done until we’re holding a Harriet $20 bill in our hands in time for the centennial of women’s suffrage in 2020.”

In all, the group said, it has collected more than 600,000 votes for its campaign.

Indeed, if the Treasury does decide to put a woman on the $20, it may not end up being Tubman.

But NewsOne wholeheartedly endorses this idea, because it’s about time! What do you think? Please let us know in the comments.

SOURCE: The Washington Post | PHOTO CREDIT: Twitter

 

Is Harriet Tubman The Potential New Face On The $20?  was originally published on newsone.com