Who would you like to see on the US $20 bill instead of Andrew Jackson?
Here’s an article about the Women On 20s campaign to replace Jackson.
Here’s the WO20s list of candidates.
I realize not having the face of a mass-murdering racist on something you usually don’t look at beyond the 20’s, is among the most pressing issues of our time, so humorous replies are also welcome.
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I would vote for Wilma Mankiller, if only because I think her last name is a little hilarious.
I actually never really understood why Andrew Jackson made the cut, as opposed to, say, James Monroe, John Adams, or John Quincy Adams. Jackson was a backstabbing, lying, racist opportunist who was elected on a platform of individual and states right, but he was WAY worse in political patronage than his JQA, who at least tried to give appointments out of merit.
Jackson is in the $20 because he was a huge opponent of banking institutions especially a federal banking institution. This is a little jab at Jackson; salt in the wounds of his loss, with the establishment of the federal reserve.
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