Kate Clifford Larson

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Slaveholder Andrew Jackson will be  replaced on the $20 bill by Harriet Tubman , the former slave turned abolitionist. But how much do Americans know about her?

Who Was the "Real" Harriet Tubman?

Slaveholder Andrew Jackson will be replaced on the $20 bill by Harriet Tubman , the former slave turned abolitionist. But how much do Americans know about her?

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