To: President Donald Trump
No delays. No excuses. Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill
Americans were promised a new face on the $20 bill. We call on Treasury Sec. Steven Mnuchin and the Trump administration to honor that promise. Harriet Tubman, a slave who led hundreds to freedom, a woman whose bravery has inspired generations, deserves to be the face of an America rededicated to freedom and diversity.
Why is this important?
Millions of people in a 2016 grassroots campaign chose Harriet Tubman as the face they wanted on a redesigned $20 bill. As a person of color, as a woman, Harriet Tubman is the face of the America that risks life for others and stands up for what is right and good. Her story is our story. We, as a people, should have the courage to honor her in this way. She's a childhood hero of mine. I want to live in a country where children see Harriet Tubman's face on the $20 bill and know that's what it means to be an American.