The latest measure, sponsored by Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, a Democrat from New Hampshire, follows years of delays and efforts to have Harriet Tubman replace President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill.
Harriet Tubman is perhaps the most well-known of all the Underground Railroad's "conductors." During a ten-year span she made 19 trips into the South and escorted over 300 slaves to freedom.
Last year, on June 14, representatives from the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State (URCNYS) held a public ...
Harriet Tubman is nothing short of an American icon," Shaheen tells NPR. "Women and girls, especially communities of color, deserve to see themselves represented and celebrated in meaningful ways ...