The New $20 Note

The front of the new $20 will feature the portrait of Harriet Tubman, whose life was dedicated to fighting for liberty. The reverse of the new $20 will display The White House and an image of President Andrew Jackson.

The Story of the New $20 – Harriet Tubman

Harriet Tubman was born into slavery. After she escaped, she became a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping slaves escape to freedom.

During the Civil War, she was active in the Union cause, serving as a nurse, a cook, and a scout, gathering intelligence.

Looking back on her life, Harriet Tubman said, “I would fight for liberty so long as my strength lasted.” After the war, she supported the cause of women’s suffrage and was active in suffragist organizations. She died in 1913 and was buried with military honors.

Harriet Tubman

This portrait of Harriet Tubman is from a photograph taken around 1887 in Boston.

Harriet Tubman, full-length portrait, standing with hands on back of a chair. Between ca. 1860 and 1875. Photo Credit: Library of Congress

Slaves traveled along the Underground Railroad in this reproduction of a painting c. 1893 in the Cincinnati Art Museum by Charles T. Webber. Photo Credit: Library of Congress — Slaves traveled along the Underground Railroad in this painting c. 1893 in the Cincinnati Art Museum by Charles T. Webber. Photo Credit: Library of Congress

Statue of Andrew Jackson

With a view from Lafayette Square, a statue of President Andrew Jackson.

Photographs of Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: Chris Taylor, Department of the Treasury — Photograph of Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C. Photo Credit: Chris Taylor, Department of the Treasury