{"product_id":"twenty-dollars-and-change-harriet-tubman-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice-and-democracy-9780872868854","title":"Twenty Dollars and Change: Harriet Tubman and the Ongoing Fight for Racial Justice and Democracy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e places Harriet Tubman's life and legacy in a long tradition of resistance, illuminating the ongoing struggle to realize a democracy in which her emancipatory vision prevails.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmerica is in the throes of a historic reckoning with racism, with the battle for control over official narratives at ground zero. Across the country, politicians, city councils, and school boards are engaged in a highly polarized debate about whose accomplishments should be recognized, and whose point of view should be included in the telling of America's history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e, political scientist Clarence Lusane, author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cem\u003eBlack History of the White House\u003c\/em\u003e, writes from a basic premise: Racist historical narratives and pervasive social inequities are inextricably linked--changing one can transform the other. Taking up the debate over the future of the twenty-dollar bill, Lusane uses the question of Harriet Tubman vs. Andrew Jackson as a lens through which to view the current state of our nation's ongoing reckoning with the legacies of slavery and foundational white supremacy. He places the struggle to confront unjust social conditions in direct connection with the push to transform our public symbols, making it plain that any choice of whose life deserves to be remembered and honored is a direct reflection of whose basic rights are deemed worthy of protection, and whose are not.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Engaging and insightful, \u003cem\u003eTwenty Dollars and Change\u003c\/em\u003e illuminates the grassroots effort to have our national currency reflect the diversity of America and all of its citizens--those ordinary and extraordinary people who have stood up and demanded freedom, equality and justice. A must read!\"--\u003cstrong\u003eKate Clifford Larson, \u003c\/strong\u003e author of \u003cem\u003eBound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e City Lights Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780872868854\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.06lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Clarence Lusane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42406066651317,"sku":"9780872868854","price":18.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_0f78077b-4f91-43f7-b686-6c0e752c7ecc.jpg?v=1664285854","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/twenty-dollars-and-change-harriet-tubman-and-the-ongoing-fight-for-racial-justice-and-democracy-9780872868854","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}