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Announcement of Harriet Tubman as Face of $20 Dollar Bill Has Black Twitter Too Lit

When we say lit, we mean super duper lit!
Announcement of Harriet Tubman as Face of $20 Dollar Bill Has Black Twitter Too Lit
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By Lauren Porter · Updated October 27, 2020
Harriet Tubman is the new face of the $20 dollar bill and we are rejoicing! Following the very thrilling announcement that the historic woman would replace Andrew Jackson on the front of the dollar bill, Black Twitter lived joyously too! The memes that filled our timelines had us weak from laughter! You have to see some of the money meme gems:

I hope the new Harriet Tubman bill looks like this pic.twitter.com/gYbFR0Pn8X

— newbz (@feminewbie) April 20, 2016
   

How you look when you realize that Andrew Jackson is gonna be on the back of the #HarrietTubman $20 pic.twitter.com/HdB5wGXyrI

— Matthew A. Cherry (@MatthewACherry) April 20, 2016
 

I promise. On everything I love. That I hate the internet. And Twitter. pic.twitter.com/ABUYoUkO5q

— John Ketchum (@Ketchcast) April 20, 2016
 

y’all too quick with the Harriet Tubman memes pic.twitter.com/XZsKJe5Ayf

— Kay (@thekaylakay) April 20, 2016
 

Lmaoo ya buggin pic.twitter.com/D9yoGW0hmS

— Dr.THC| OMKS (@Maryothe1st) April 21, 2016
 

Bank teller: “How would you like this back?”

Me: “All Tubmans” pic.twitter.com/bnomuYfQLy — The Notorious T.I.T (@BELLEionaire) April 20, 2016
 

Dead ass though, this is the face I need to see before I go to buy some unnecessary shit. pic.twitter.com/RJPaSLikfo

— Ant (@AyyoAnt) April 20, 2016
 

Racists are going to be PISSED when they gotta use a Tubman $20 to purchase klan sheets

— pj (@pjhoody) April 20, 2016
 

If Harriet Tubman gets on the $20 bill, I’m gonna save so much money because she’ll judge me with every purchase. pic.twitter.com/V1J5R3GqmK

— Xavier D’Leau (@XavierDLeau) April 20, 2016
 

Ima be at the bank like,

“Uh. Excuse me… Is THAT a Jackson? Oh no honey…” pic.twitter.com/CaxI0Hwn9n — Unfuckwittable. (@MsReyda) April 20, 2016
 
Hysterical #harriettubman A photo posted by affioncrockett (@affioncrockett) on Apr 20, 2016 at 8:08pm PDT
 
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