the-movemnt: US Mint and Treasury announce a black woman with braids will be Lady Liberty on new cur

the-movemnt:

US Mint and Treasury announce a black woman with braids will be Lady Liberty on new currency

• Lady Liberty is a black woman.
  
• The U.S. Mint and Treasury is celebrating its 225th anniversary and unveiled on a new $100 coin on Thursday.
  
• It’s the first time in United States history that Lady Liberty has not been portrayed as a white woman.
  
• The new coin is set to be unveiled in April and is the first in a series of new, racially diverse commemorative coins to be released by the U.S. Treasury. 
  
• Future designs will represent Lady Liberty as Hispanic-American, Asian-American, and Indian-American “to reflect the cultural and ethnic diversity of the United States,” the Mint wrote. Read more
  

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