The irony of putting Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill

Your wallet will never look the same: According to a new report from Politico, United States treasury secretary Jack Lew is preparing to announce plans today (Apr. 20) that will change a slew of American dollar bills, most notably knocking Andrew

After the U.S. Treasury announced it will put Harriet Tubman on the front of the new $20 bill, replacing the slave owner Andrew Jackson, some applauded the move as overdue recognition of an American hero. Others found it insulting to Tubman's legacy 

NPR's Robert Siegel talks to Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian's National Museum of African-American History and Culture, about the significance of putting Tubman on U.S. currency. ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Harriet Tubman who helped 

Your wallet will never look the same: According to a new report from Politico, United States treasury secretary Jack Lew is preparing to announce plans today (Apr. 20) that will change a slew of American dollar bills, most notably knocking Andrew

Harriet Tubman, an African-American who ferried thousands of slaves to freedom, will replace the slaveholding Andrew Jackson on the center of a new $20 note. And while a woman was also expected to front the $10 bill, the rap musical “Hamilton” seems to