Harriet Tubman $20 bill Vocab

Psaki told reporters during a BRIEFING on January 25 that she and other officials were surprised to hear of the delays in putting Tubman on the $20 bill.

She fought slavery in her role as a CONDUCTOR for the Underground Railroad.

Then-candidate Donald Trump made CRITICAL comments, including calling the move "pure political correctness."

She later escaped slavery and helped dozens of others to do the same, using the secret NETWORK of the Underground Railroad.

It is important for money to reflect the history and VARIETY of people in the U.S., Psaki said.

However, Tubman's FATE had been in doubt since the 2016 presidential campaign.

Tubman was a 19th-century ABOLITIONIST leader known for guiding enslaved people in the South to freedom up North.

The Treasury Department is taking steps to RESUME efforts to put Tubman on the $20 bill.

Changing the design of $10 and $50 bills was planned first, to improve SECURITY features to fight counterfeiters.