The Ten Dollar Bill - 1990 Words

Genevieve and Ruth Anne talk about the recent change to the U. S’s twenty-dollar bill. In April of 2016, Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew announced future design changes to U.S currency, specifically the ten-dollar bill. There was speculation that Harriet Tubman was going to replace Alexander Hamilton on the ten-dollar bill, but after a period of debating, it was decided that Harriet Tubman will be added to U.S currency, just not the ten-dollar bill. Alexander Hamilton will stay on the ten-dollar bill and Harriet Tubman will be replacing Andrew Jackson as the figurehead of the twenty-dollar bill. Along with Tubman’s addition as the first African American and first women on American currency, the back of the ten-dollar bill will now also†¦show more content†¦For too long, our currency has been dominated by the white American men of history. This article supports also supports that I’m not the only one that believes that. Harriet Tubman is now being added t o the twenty dollar bill. Vara, Vauhini. A Campaign to Put a Woman on the Twenty-Dollar Bill. The New Yorker. The New Yorker, 19 June 2017. This article tell the journey of Barbara Ortiz Howard to put a women on America’s currency. Howard is a sixty-two year old women that in her prime, marched against the Vietnam War and civil and womens rights. Howard sought the help of her old friend, Susan Ades Stone. With the help of her friend, Howard created the non profit organization, Women on 20s. They decided on to campaign to remove because out of the current bills in circulation, Andrew Jackson was the best candidate for removal. Not only was Andrew Jackson against central banking, but he also signed the Indian Removal Act, which displaced thousands of Native Americans from their homes. Over several months, the organization created a website and twitter page to poll the populus about which women should replace Andrew Jackson. The poll included diverse women throughout history in cluding many black women and an Asian woman. After finalizing the winning candidate, the organization will present the winner to President Obama in hopes that he helps persuade the Treasury Secretary to sign off on a twenty dollar redesign, that will hopefully feature aShow MoreRelatedEvaluation Of A Multi Grade Special Education Classroom1204 Words   |  5 PagesOverview of Instructional Unit Students will be instructed how to count coins, bills and mixed coins and bills over several days. Instruction and practice will be completed with preinstructional activities to review and instruct students on coins and paper currency. The fourth day of instruction will include counting mixed coins and bills. 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