Opinions Writing

In the next print of twenty dollar bills, the United States Treasury voted to replace Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman. 

Instead of their previous plan to switch Alexander Hamilton on the $10 bill with another influential woman, Jackson was voted to be removed. Some sources claim that the popularity of the Broadway show Hamilton, written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, attributed to this. 

An astonishing feat in female and racial equality, Harriet Tubman will be the first African American in history and the first female in over a century to appear on American currency. 

Andrew Jackson will remain on the back of the $20 bill, incorporated into the image of the white house. Placing a freed slave and a former slave owner is a revolting decision that is offensive to the memory of Harriet Tubman. 

Some citizens claim that Andrew Jackson was influential for his formation of the democratic party- ignoring his instigation of a genocide and the corruption that plagued his presidency. 

Harriet Tubman, a freed slave and activist, replacing Jackson illustrates the growth and prosperity this nation has made in the name of equality. 

I am a strong feminist and encourage putting more influential women on our bills. After centuries of male dominance, Tubman's placement demonstrates that women are emerging as equals, yet still have many steps to climb before being on the same level as men. 

The modern beliefs of our nation contradict the past honor of corrupt early presidents, whereas heroes that strived for equality are timeless idols. 

Harriet Tubman replacing Jackson illustrates that those who fought to make all people equal triumphed over those who oppressed and tormented an entire race for centuries. 

Tubman receives an earned glory in history and the hearts of this nation- placing the prejudice of Andrew Jackson off the high pedestal and into the past where it belongs.  

The $5 and $10 bills will also be redesigned to feature more women and influential civil rights activists, including Sojourner Truth, Dr. Martin Luther Kind Jr., and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. 

Depicting Harriet Tubman, a female anti-slavery activist, on the $20 bill is a step in the right direction for achieving equality for people of all races and genders. However, letting Andrew Jackson, former slave owner and instigator of a genocide, remain on the bill is an offensive outrage.