Currency Redesign Draws Attention to Tubman Museum

Friday, April 22nd, 2016

When the U.S. Treasury announced Wednesday that Harriet Tubman, a former slave who helped others escape the horrors of slavery, would be the new face of the $20 bill, it was a boost for the Macon museum bearing her name.

Former U.S. President Andrew Jackson, a former slave owner, will remain on the bill’s reverse side.

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