Harriet Tubman Is Picked to Grace $20 Bill

The Wall Street Journal (online registration required): A sweeping redesign of U.S. currency will swap a former president who owned slaves with an abolitionist who freed them, the culmination of a national debate about the symbols that define U.S. history.

The Treasury Department broke months of suspense and controversy on Wednesday when it announced that Harriet Tubman will become the centerpiece of the $20 bill..

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