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Money Matters: Harriet Tubman, the “Grand Watermelon” debate, and Redemption

June 9, 2016
Inside Adams: Science, Technology & Business

Since the Treasury’s announcement in April that Harriet Tubman would be featured on the front of the new $20 bill, the design change has become a popular topic of conversation. Mention of the note even surfaced in President Obama’s speech at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, where he jokingly remarked that he would be earning […]

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