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'A woman of faith': Harriet Tubman - the new face of the 20 dollar bill

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Tubman will replace Andrew Jackson on the 20 dollar bill.

As the U.S. treasury announces the legendary Harriet Tubman as the new face of the 20 dollar bill, she also drew praise from religious freedom advocates for her deep and abiding Christian faith.

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By Catholic News Agency
Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org)
4/21/2016 (8 years ago)

Published in U.S.

Keywords: Harriet Tubman, Underground Railroad, Faith, Tubman, Andrew Jackson, Twenty dollar bill, money, 20

Washington D.C., (CNA) - "Harriet Tubman was a woman of faith who was not afraid to act on her beliefs to fight for justice," said Kristina Arriaga, executive director of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

"Her incredible moral and physical courage is an example to all Americans, as is her willingness to act on her Christian faith. She is an icon of religious liberty."

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Known for helping rescue hundreds of fugitive slaves through a network called the Underground Railroad, Tubman will replace former president Andrew Jackson - who will now be placed on the back of the bill, Treasury Secretary Jack Lew announced April 20.

Lew said Wednesday that Tubman's life "reflects both American values and American democracy, but also the power of an individual to make a difference in our democracy."

The civil-war era hero was a member of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, and credited her Christian faith for inspiring her to help slaves escape from the U.S. south and into a free life in Canada, the Beckett fund reported.

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