Harriet Tubman and the $20 bill
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dimity_blueI don't know a huge amount about US history, so I hadn't heard of Harriet Tubman until the arguments broke out about her being on the US $20 bill.
This article (Huffington Post) tells why it's so significant that Harriet Tubman will be on the $20 bill.
She also became part of the underground railway, smuggling slaves to freedom. I can't imagine the kind of strength it took for her to not only escape being a slave, but also to return to states where slavery was still accepted in order to help other slaves escape.
She died in 1913. My grandad was born in 1921. It makes me realise that legal slavery wasn't so very long ago.
This article (Huffington Post) tells why it's so significant that Harriet Tubman will be on the $20 bill.
She also became part of the underground railway, smuggling slaves to freedom. I can't imagine the kind of strength it took for her to not only escape being a slave, but also to return to states where slavery was still accepted in order to help other slaves escape.
She died in 1913. My grandad was born in 1921. It makes me realise that legal slavery wasn't so very long ago.
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Date: 2016-04-23 12:09 am (UTC)She was an amazing woman. So glad to see her honoured in this way.
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Date: 2016-04-23 07:23 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2016-04-23 07:26 pm (UTC)If you look into Andrew Jackson's history, he's kind of creepy. He was mostly famous for winning the Battle of New Orleans, a totally unnecessary battle, since the peace treaty was already signed. Native Americans about spit at his name, as he was responsible for stealing a lot of their land and relocating them forcibly.
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Date: 2016-04-23 07:40 pm (UTC)Andrew Jackson sounds pretty horrible. It's surprising he was put on the $20 note in the first place.
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Date: 2016-04-23 07:41 pm (UTC)(no subject)
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