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Message:: [QUOTE="ewomack, post: 6056546, member: 15588"]^What [USER=74624]@wxcoin[/USER] said We are now far more than a nation of dead white men. The founders have been honored over and over again and will doubtless continue to receive honors as long as the nation lasts. It is not "politically correct" to diversify the currency, it's simply being more representative and accurate about the true makeup of the nation. The arguments used against Tubman on the $20 could be applied to just about anyone who doesn't count as a "founder." Maybe that's the whole underlying point of such arguments? I don't know. If we somehow can't find a way to put a non-white person on our currency, then we could at least replace the relatively more contentious Jackson with John Adams. Adams, though not among the "great" presidents, played a crucial role in the revolution and he never owned slaves. He should have served as a moral example on this issue to his contemporaries and colleagues, people such as Washington and Jefferson who owned hundreds. Adams remains the only major founder not to succumb to the "peculiar institution" and he doesn't get the credit that he deserves for it.[/QUOTE]