A Hollywood Executive Suggested Julia Roberts Could Play Harriet Tubman Because 'Nobody Would Know The Difference'
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"The climate in Hollywood, however, was very different back then," Howard said."I was told how one studio head said in a meeting, 'This script is fantastic. Let's get Julia Roberts to play Harriet Tubman.
Over a 10-year span, it is reported that she made 19 return trips and helped more than 300 people escape slavery. A leading abolitionist before the American Civil War, Tubman also helped the Union Army during the war, working as a spy among other roles. Plans to feature her on the American $20 bill were delayed as a result of"
," but she is expected to be the face of the redesign in 2028 following a public campaign to honour her legacy., Howard added that"fortunately, there was a single black person in that studio meeting 25 years ago who told him that Harriet Tubman was a black woman. The president replied, 'That was so long ago. No one will know that.'"
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