Harriet Tubman to Be New Face of $20 Bill; MLK and Marian Anderson to Be Honored on Back of New $5 Bill

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Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman to Be New Face of $20 Bill; MLK and Marian Anderson ...

Harriet Tubman will be replacing President Andrew Jackson as the face of the $20 bill, the Treasury Department confirmed Wednesday. But Tubman is not the only civil rights icon set to be honored on U.S. currency. 

Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew said during a press call Wednesday that the $5 bill will also be redesigned and will feature images from the civil rights movement, historic events that occurred on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, including Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech and a 1939 performance by opera singer Marian Anderson. President Abraham Lincoln will remain the face of the $5 bill. ...

Secretary of the Treasury Jacob J. Lew says that the back of the redesigned $5 bill will include references to historic events that have helped advance civil rights.

theroot.com|By Breanna Edwards