This post initially went up last year. We are re-upping it in light of news that Harriet Tubman will now appear on the $20, replacing Jackson. Previously, the plan had been for a woman to share the $10 with Alexander Hamilton. Sometimes, popular history has a way of turning the dead into heroes or villains. read more
Sometimes, popular history has a way of turning the dead into heroes or villains. In the case of Andrew Jackson, the current narrative leans towards the latter. And yet, for nearly a century, a portrait of America's seventh president has graced the $20 bill — something one new group wants to change by replacing Jackson with a woman. read more
The United States twenty-dollar bill ($20) is a denomination of U.S. currency. The seventh U.S. President (1829–1837), Andrew Jackson, has been featured on the front side of the bill since 1928; the White House is featured on the reverse. read more