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5/02/2016

Topic Reading-Vol.1482-5/2/2016

Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Harriet Tubman will be face of the $20
Race and gender. These are always extremely controversial issues in America. Some may think Americans are over-sensitive, over-reactive or over-engineering to the issue that can be settled without the intervention of the law or public debate. But they are indeed essential aspects when they decide who to represent important things or events such as banknote or movie. A recent example is Star Wars, whose new episodes are played by more women and non-white men compared with the previous ones including the main two characters.
So when it comes to the figure to appear on a banknote, there won’t be any easy way to reach a consensus. This time, the US Department of the Treasury announced that Harriet Tubman, a former slave who turned into a civil activist will appear on the front of the new $20 bill.
Whoever appears in the front or back, the value is no larger or smaller than the amount printed on the banknote.
Enjoy reading and learning about this amazing woman.
http://money.cnn.com/2016/04/20/news/10-bill-hamilton-20-tubman/index.html

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