What Does It Mean for America to Put Harriet Tubman on the $20 Bill?
A roundtable discussion on women, people of color, and the country’s newest currency
Shauna Miller
Shauna Miller is a writer based in Washington, D.C. She is the former managing editor of CityLab.
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