Dr. Clarence Lusane is an author, activist, scholar, and journalist. He is a Professor and former Chairman of Howard University's Department of Political Science. Lusane earned his B.A. in Communications from Wayne State University and both his Masters and Ph.D. from Howard University in Political Science. He's been a political consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation and a former Commissioner for the DC Commission on African American Affairs. He frequently appears on MSNBC and C-SPAN, and was invited by the Obamas to speak at the White House. Author of many books, including The Black History of the White House, Lusane lives and works in the Washington, DC area.

Kali Holloway is a monthly columnist for both The Nation and The Daily Beast. She is the former director of the "Make it Right Project," a national initiative dedicated to taking down Confederate monuments and telling the truth about history. She is lead vocalist for the band "Easy Lover" and is currently working on her first book, The Secret Racist History of Everything.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword by Kali Holloway

Preface

Introduction

I. TWENTY DOLLARS

One: Symbolism Matters

Two: Harriet Tubman Represents Solidarity, Struggle, and Genuine Democracy

Three: Andrew Jackson's Face Is a Meme for White Supremacy

Four: The Movement to Transform the Faces on U.S. Currency

Five: The Tubman Twenty?Black Support and Opposition

Six: Conservative Hostility to the Tubman Twenty

II. AND CHANGE

Seven: Fear of a Diverse America

Eight: From 1619 to Covid-19, Racism is a Pre-existing Condition

Nine: The George Floyd Catalyst

Ten: Abolishing Symbols of White Supremacy

Eleven: Black Voters Matter

Conclusion: Good Trouble and a Harriet Tubman?Inspired Future

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Endnotes

Index

About the Author