So for those of you who don't know, the U.S. Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman, the woman who help many slaves escape the south through the Underground Railroad, will replace Andrew Jackson as the face of the twenty dollar bill by 2020. Now, this has caused some people to complain about this chose for reasons ranging from pure racism to people saying this is just political correctness, such as Donald Trump who told CNN. In fact, Tubman was supposed to be the new face on the ten dollar bill, but the popularity of the musical Hamilton changed that.
Personally, I think it is a good idea, we should honor those who shaped American history that wasn't members of the Founding Fathers or former Presidents. Though to be completely honest, Harriet Tubman wouldn't have been my first choose. I would have had Dr. Martin Luthor King Jr. as the face of the twenty dollar bill, but Tubman is still a great choice.
I'm Colin and these are the ramblings of a guy in his twenties.
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