Posted on 04/21/2016 4:40:43 AM PDT by simpson96
The $5 bill is set to get an upgrade of sorts. While former President Abraham Lincoln’s image will still grace the front of it, the reverse side of the bill is set to "honor historic events that occurred at the Lincoln Memorial," including moments made memorable from the likes of civil rights icon Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., opera singer Marian Anderson and former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, the U.S. Treasury Department announced Wednesday afternoon.
The news comes hours after the Treasury Department unveiled its plans to make significant changes to the appearances of the $20 and $10 bills.
The selection of the three historic figures is noteworthy for a number of reasons, but the fact that they're all either African-American or women, or in Anderson's case, both, is a significant milestone for American currency, which traditionally has only featured white people and has very rarely included a woman. It was not immediately clear when the new $5 will go into circulation.
King, Anderson and Roosevelt are all linked to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., which explains in part why their images were chosen to be featured on the new $5 bill.
Anderson, who is African-American, performed in 1939 at the Lincoln Memorial. Her performance is credited with helping to "advance civil rights" during segregation, the Treasury Department said. Roosevelt helped make that performance happen.
King's "I Have a Dream" speech also took place at the Lincoln Memorial. That address called for an end to U.S. racism in addition to a plea for equal civil and economic rights for African-Americans.
The $20 bill will also get new treatment in the form of featuring renowned runaway slave Harriet Tubman on its front, replacing Andrew Jackson. The new $20 will enter into circulation in 2020. The new $10 bill will keep Alexander Hamilton on the front, but its flip side "will celebrate the history of the women’s suffrage movement," according to the Treasury Department. The back will showcase images of historic American women, including Sojourner Truth, who is African-American, and Susan B. Anthony, whose likeness has already graced the front of a dollar coin.
How very gracious of them to allow Lincoln to stay—for now.
Let me know when Reagan gets on.
I haven’t used paper money in like five years.
Just another thumb-in-the-eye to 50% of the U.S. population (most all of them earners, not takers), as it has been for 7.5 years now.
I would not be surprised if some youngish libtard politician proposed using cartoon characters.
Can’t we replace Washington with Louis Farrakhan? Maybe have the Maryland mega Mosque in on the reverse side.
Yeah, that’ll show those evil straight, white Christian males...
Wonder if they lobbied for Julius & Ethel? They were put on a stamp In Cuba.
Slowly but surely these are the things that you do to destroy a nation’s sense of self, culture and history. Historically that is what all conquers have done to the conquerd
No Castro?
Pray America wakes
However, they will let you keep your dogs...for now, before you have to eat them because you're starving. How many dogs or cats does one see in North Korea videos or photos, by the way?
It’s the pre-mark of the beast forcing people away from cash.
I just wonder what it will cost tax payer for this Crap. Why not just make up a $3 bill. Enough with this social crap.
You know, I had the same thought yesterday, too.
Wasn’t sure if it was me or the Ancient Age.
Seriously!
Soon the Libs will have made the founding of this country (which the currency images commemorate) meaningless ...
They could put Barbara Bush on the $1 bill and all they would need to do is edit the name under the portrait. ;-)
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