Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Harriet Tubman
will be face of the $20
Race and
gender. These are always extremely controversial issues in America. Some may
think Americans are over-sensitive, over-reactive or over-engineering to the
issue that can be settled without the intervention of the law or public debate.
But they are indeed essential aspects when they decide who to represent
important things or events such as banknote or movie. A recent example is Star
Wars, whose new episodes are played by more women and non-white men compared
with the previous ones including the main two characters.
So when it comes
to the figure to appear on a banknote, there won’t be any easy way to reach a consensus.
This time, the US Department of the Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman, a former
slave who turned into a civil activist will appear on the front of the new $20
bill.
Whoever
appears in the front or back, the value is no larger or smaller than the amount
printed on the banknote.
Enjoy reading
and learning about this amazing woman.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/news/10-bill-hamilton-20-tubman/index.html
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