I want a fistful of Tubmans....

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1. Grant gets a bad rap

He was amazing on Civil Rights for example.

[ProudLib72]

2. If that's the way she will be represented on our currency

I am TOTALLY down! That would be awesome!

[NurseJackie]

3. I honestly can't remember the last time I held or spent a $50 note...

I honestly can't remember the last time I held or spent a $50 note, and I wouldn't have been able to tell you who was on a $50 without phoning-a-friend.

Matthew Collier is mistaken by thinking that a higher denomination honors her more. I think that the bigger honor is when more people SEE and touch and hold and spend the note with her image.

[scheming daemons]

4. Jackson was WAY worse than Grant

[MuseRider]

5. I hope I live long enough to see this.

She was my first Shero. I did a book report in grade school and I have never let go of her. I almost would rather she be on the twenty because more people see them than 50's. I am not broke but I rarely see a 50 dollar bill. I want everyone to see her, to ask about her, to read about her and think about what she and many others like her did. Then think about why it had to be done. We cannot let them forget this.

I adore her and really hope to see this one day. It could be a regular picture of her, she was something else and you can see it in her tired eyes, but I have to admit that I do love the picture you posted here.

[hlthe2b]

6. This person doesn't know history: Grant is not at all "far worse" than Jackson. Good heavens

what do they teach in school nowadays?

[Codeine]

8. People who rail on Grant have. . . agendas.

Some wars take longer to end than others.

[Codeine]

7. Grant humiliated the slaver insurrectionists.

I say he stays. The most common bill most of us carry is a $20, so that’s where Tubman should be.

Of course, the fact that cash is virtually moribund does rather make the whole issue meaningless.

[treestar]

9. 50s aren't used so much

And a debate about whether Grant or Jackson was worse doesn't sound too interesting.

[Reader Rabbit]

10. I think Native Americans would disagree with you about Jackson.

I have several friends who refuse to carry $20 bills. It's a huge pain in the ass for them, since that's what ATM's spit out, but they are totally willing to put up with all the extra work and hassle.

That said, getting some Tubmans in my wallet can't happen soon enough!

[oasis]

11. Trashing Grant is a subtle way of elevating Lee. nt