My heroine for the month of February, Harriet Tubman, the 'Moses' of slaves. A real hero!
By honoring Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, the left might be forced to deal with some uncomfortable facts about the famous abolitionist.
In April, 2016, the Treasury Department announced they were replacing President Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman. The first black woman to appear on U.S. currency, it was hailed by the left as a victory for civil rights and diversity. But don’t let the left whitewash the real Harriet Tubman.
The selection of Harriet Tubman, a slave-born African American abolitionist and gun owner who worked in the Underground Railroad before the Civil War is a good choice for the $20 bill because it underscores the importance of the right to keep and bear arms in American history, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
“Here’s a courageous woman, carrying a handgun in Maryland, helping escaped slaves to freedom, and a devoutly religious person,” observed SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Who better to appear on U.S. currency?”
Tubman, according to one biography, was a Republican who worked also in the women’s suffrage movement. She helped the Union Army during the Civil War, leading one raid and carrying a rifle. She passed away in 1913.
“Harriet Tubman was a remarkable woman who exercised the right to keep and bear arms frequently,” Gottlieb noted. “Frankly, gun rights activists are delighted that her memory and contributions are being honored with this choice.
Tubman – born a slave who escaped to the north – dedicated her life to freeing as many slaves as possible. She was considered a “fugitive” by Democrats in the South and she always carried a firearm with her – a Navy Colt. (I love this part) Here are her two weapons of choice under glass:
She was an avowed Republican, who despised Democrats’ support for slavery. (How many today would label her a 'Aunt Thomasina'?)
Her efforts to free as many slaves as possible are legendary, returning time and time again to bring slaves to the north. She once famously said: “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.”
There are many paintings and murals of Tubman with a gun. Some portraits show her with a rifle.
Tubman was also a Union Army scout and a nurse who led an expedition during the Civil War that freed more than 700 slaves. Here’s a short bio of Tubman:
By honoring Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, the left might be forced to deal with some uncomfortable facts about the famous abolitionist.
The selection of Harriet Tubman, a slave-born African American abolitionist and gun owner who worked in the Underground Railroad before the Civil War is a good choice for the $20 bill because it underscores the importance of the right to keep and bear arms in American history, the Second Amendment Foundation said today.
“Here’s a courageous woman, carrying a handgun in Maryland, helping escaped slaves to freedom, and a devoutly religious person,” observed SAF founder and Executive Vice President Alan M. Gottlieb. “Who better to appear on U.S. currency?”
Tubman, according to one biography, was a Republican who worked also in the women’s suffrage movement. She helped the Union Army during the Civil War, leading one raid and carrying a rifle. She passed away in 1913.
“Harriet Tubman was a remarkable woman who exercised the right to keep and bear arms frequently,” Gottlieb noted. “Frankly, gun rights activists are delighted that her memory and contributions are being honored with this choice.
Tubman – born a slave who escaped to the north – dedicated her life to freeing as many slaves as possible. She was considered a “fugitive” by Democrats in the South and she always carried a firearm with her – a Navy Colt. (I love this part) Here are her two weapons of choice under glass:
Her efforts to free as many slaves as possible are legendary, returning time and time again to bring slaves to the north. She once famously said: “I freed a thousand slaves. I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves.”
There are many paintings and murals of Tubman with a gun. Some portraits show her with a rifle.
Tubman was also a Union Army scout and a nurse who led an expedition during the Civil War that freed more than 700 slaves. Here’s a short bio of Tubman:
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