OPINION:
I found “No whitewash for Harriet Tubman” (Web, April 24) very interesting. Feelings of understanding and conflict coursed through me as I, too, contemplated which image of Harriet Tubman should grace the front of the $20 bill. While taking the time to think truly about the actual significance of this overall historical honor of Ms. Tubman, my African-American pride started to take effect.
Sure, I want the true Harriet Tubman to be displayed, but is it necessary for her to be depicted with a gun in order to show her true nature? If one takes a picture within the eye of a hurricane, the storm’s calmest part, is that storm not still a hurricane?
When it comes to history, modesty has been used quite often. Your editorial mentions George Washington being a slave owner — yet the $1 bill does not capture him standing with a field of slave workers. The modest or so-called politically correct image of Harriet Tubman does not mean the truth is not being displayed. It may just be a picture of the eye of the storm.
JERRY WHITLEY
Arlington
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