Article 5TX3W Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter

Legendary Poet Maya Angelou Becomes the First Black Woman To Be Featured On U.S. Quarter

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Murjani Rawls
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During his For What It's Worth" stand-up, Dave Chappelle once said that American money looks like baseball cards with slave owners on them." In 2016, the Obama administration first announced a proposal to replace former President Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with abolitionist Harriet Tubman by 2020. Like with most...

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