I think it's interesting that he is not in any other rendering of the signing.....Isn't strangely convenient..... Hmmmm....what are the odds that this fact has so many interesting cooincidence....sounds strangely familiar with many other so called his-story facts.....
I have a question you said that there's discrepancy in the printing concerning this one individual you said that he is white however why is everybody else in the picture clearly White please answer this for me
For the same reason that some people have dark jackets while others are light. This image was hand-crafted onto the printing plate for the $2 bill.. The printing process involves ink seeping into the engraving and then being pressed hard onto the paper. If any face, jacket, image, wall, desk or other item in the engraving was a little deeper than it should have been, more ink fills that spot, and the outcome in the print is darker. It's all one color as you can clearly see - it's just how dark the color came out. On this person's face, the engraving turned out to be a little deeper, and thus, it was darker, period. Anyone who wants to dispute it needs only to go to the actual painting to see that this gentleman is white. That's the only proof anyone needs despite all the controversy otherwise.
The amount of people arguing with this guy in the comments section is crazy. Most of the facts presented in this video are backed by primary sources and are very true. I'm not trying to disprove people who say that he is a black man, but there is no solid proof stating that the man is black, and in a historical context it doesn't make much sense.
Please excuse me this does not come from a place of anger. However, it does come from a place of disbelief. How can any American person believe in the government when they have been lying to us, and their deceitfulness has been evident from day one of this collaboration of creating a united colony, and then the United States. Right now we are hearing new information about the lies where extraterrestrials are concerned. There is corruption in every woven thread of American history. Sorry to say. Please look into the reconstruction period of this nation, and what President Hoover did to the educational system as well as the. United daughters of the Confederacy, that’s just one part of where the evil lies.
Thank you. Most people leave comments criticizing me and insisting that their opinion is fact. It's nice to see someone respect the research and presentation. Much appreciated.
John Hanson (1st black president) a Liberian senator during the mid-19th century who has been erroneously claimed as the first Black president of the United States. Not much is known about Hanson’s early life. He was born into slavery in Baltimore, Maryland, around 1791. According to some historians, Hanson purchased his freedom but the method and year are unknown.Hanson was often confused with a white politician of the same name, who was falsely claimed to be the first president of the United States. in 1781, this other man was named president of Congress under the Articles of Confederation before the U.S. Constitution officially established the office of president of the United States. Because of his position as president of the Congress, some have erroneously argued that he, not George Washington, was the actual first president. Adding to the confusion was the fact that Hanson has been thought to be the dark-skinned man on the back of the $2 bill. The image on the $2 bill shows the drafting of The Declaration of Independence by painter John Turnbull. The image some claimed as Hanson is actually Robert Morris, one of the original signers of the Declaration. Morris’s image appears dark on the bill due to the type of printing used then.
I would like for you to give more information on John Hanson, please? I remember reading in my studies how well he was considered as a politician in the organization or organizing of the founding activities. In history, Mr Hanson was in the midst of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, even before the composition al statement or better, the drafting. As I read of him he was not in the midst as a slave but one considered to be brilliant and wise in the thoughts and offers given to those who would become founders. He was asked to be the first leader, as I read and believe lead the gatering and more than help pull together a country that was in a dismantled state to brought focus and right direction to a country that was having to bring disruption and chaos to order. Because of Mr Hanson's obvious ability, he was asked to lead the country back to order. He refused because he WAS a black man, mot a slave and thought that it would further bring division; thus, he declined and worked behind the scenes. Politically with his political skills, moved within helping to pull order and focus together. Obviously, a great man. Someone earnestly wanted to know if it were he. It would not follow through with wisdom that he showed; he would not have agreed to be photographed to further cause division. Would it have been possible for such a man to be in the midst? Yes, it was and he was. I still feel the sting of your somewhat distane for the question of the presence of a black man. Excuse me. Now I think that I shall make Mr Hanson my next project. Too many of our great men and women in this country have been minimized, hidden in the importance and greatness of the contributions to this country. Great Inventors, archetects, builders and planners, wholesome business minded with farsightedness from God given abilities who were great in the developing of this country!!! Does history readily tell you? Did it? You know the answer. Books and classrooms were void of the g
- This is continuation of above statement Does history readily tell you? Did it? You know the answer. Books and classrooms were void of the greatness in a people who were demeaned in every way, victims of all kind of cruelty(ies) but came out better? Please don't try to say or think that (as the attempt manifesting in Florida) we were better off having learned skill from enslavement?, oh my no. Skills were there in Washington in the architecture of the Whitehouse, the layout and design of the buildings and streets. How beautiful it is and was. Other great thoughts and deeds in the mind or came from the mind of many great black men and women. The fight for rights of women in the colonies were stirred by black women as the woman we call, Moses who spoke at rallies for white women who themselves were fighting for their own freedom. Our Moses, Ms Harriet Tubman, showed our want to see everyone free. She was a great example to this country. Yes, let us show love and remember many of us are sensitive to discern intents of the heart no matter the color, after all, it is supposed to be about individual FREEDOM and LOVE for humanity, heart to heart.. With God in the midst of us change can happen. Starting with that perverbial, "MAN IN THE MIRROR". That will destroy pride, arrogance and prejudices. If it is in your spirit it manifest in word and deed as well as our reactions and responses to others. Love Heals. text.) Please pray for me, it is the Lord and I have not fully seen full ministry if it all but never the less, PRAY FOR ME. I am not afraid...as long as God is with me. Pray that right words are said and right direction is foĺiwed. Sister Lucille I cannot find your friends number.
I noticed that there was a man on the top left in the middle of a 5 person row on the $2 bill and in the painting he is not in it and its a 4 person row, who is that dude?
If you watch the full documentary, I believe somewhere around the half-hour mark, a full explanation of who was in, then out, then added into the painting is provided. th-cam.com/video/4b3TczZpC_Y/w-d-xo.html
@@ThatkidJB And Was You See these people on his This man's Vedio's saying Thank you for the Vedio 😡 Cause They want him To Be a Caucasian cuz ain't none of them white 🤔 why don't he tell the truth about that if you want to be truthful
They're saying thank you because they appreciate someone who does RESEARCH and presents the facts. All you have to do is look at the original painting to know he's white. It's not a racial thing - stop making it that.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Yeah, but "america did erase alot of blackness from America's history" true right? Like how the indigenous natives were black and then later classified as African American to mix in with African slaves and forget their true rights to this land?
I noticed that a man is missing in the 2 dollar bill or there is an extra man in the painting,idk look in-between the man looking back at the row behind the character thought to be a black man there is a man in the painting in-between but not in the 2 dollar print why is that?
Good observation. I actually covered this in detail in the full feature film, which is on this channel. I believe it's somewhere between the 20 and 30 minute mark, as the history of the bill and the 1976 redesign is covered. They removed several people from the painting and switched around two others, in part because there were two versions of the painting. Go take a look! You may enjoy the whole film too. th-cam.com/video/4b3TczZpC_Y/w-d-xo.html
Hello I have question I want to get e two dollar bills but do you have to have a bank account to get the two dollar bills from the bank. Btw I really love the vids👍
Most banks require you to have an account to make a transaction where you trade in large bills for $2s. But some may be willing to do such a simple transaction. It depends on the bank. If you can't get them at the bank, you may be stuck ordering them from eBay, where you'll pay more than $2 per. Glad you enjoy the videos - thanks for being a subscriber!
The blackJohn Hanson was a Senator not a President in 1856 so of course he won’t be in it. And the White John Hanson wasn’t the first President of Congress he was the 7th. Peyton Randolph, Henry Middleton, Henry Laurens, John Jay, Samuel Huntington, Thomas McKean, John Hanson, Elias Boudinot, Thomas Mifflin, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Nathaniel Gorham, Arthur St. Clair, and Cyrus Griffin.
I have often thought he was a person of color on occasional glances, but even after looking at his hands, I knew it was not accurate. I have looked him up before, but can never remember who he is. Thankfully, this video now exists.
Appreciate it. Yes, I got tired of refuting people's claims in comments! I now have a video to post anywhere where someone insists that Robert Morris is a black man.
I like your Videos. But I am going to question your research because if there was an ink blot why isn’t several of the men printed darker. I tell you guys just can’t help yourself. It’s okay to tell the True BlackStories.
You can question my research, but maybe you want to research it yourself. All you have to do is look at the original painting this was based on - he's clearly white. And there are several websites (including the Treasury's) that list each person by name. Furthermore, ask yourself why each man's jacket is a different shade. Is that a conspiracy? I'm upset that people think I'm hating on blacks here. Perhaps it was my tone. But the tone is really to be convincing of the simple FACTS. It has nothing to do with blacks or whites. I'm just correcting people who insist on wrong information.
Thank you for your video and explanation. I grew up in Yardley PA and my folks had a business and property in Morrisville, PA, named after Robert Morris, who had a summer home there. Ironic that someone thinks he is a black man, when in fact, although Robert Morris lent the country a great deal of money to finance the revolution, some of it was made by running slave ships. History is full of irony. Thanks again. Janet Z.
Question?? Can you prove and have evidence of how many slaves were on these slave ships and how many slave ships and where were they coming from? And what port were they docking at. Since there’s so much evidence to history or documentation, I would like to know if this can be proved.
Remember, it's an engraving, not a photograph. It was never going to be perfect. Whoever carved this into a printing plate did a phenomenal job. Things as small as eyes have to be really difficult to get right.
All I'm gonna say is I don't think a painting or even multiple paintings can be actually used as evidence to convince people. I'm not saying he was black or white I'm just saying that they could have painted anyone any color the painter wanted to color them.
I respect the comment. All I can say is, the painter is capturing a moment in time that he witnessed. I can't imagine he would've intentionally changed one man from white to black because he "wanted to". It's more likely the intricate printing process at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing yielding a man with this color face, as described in the video.
Thank you for not criticizing this information. Lots of people are unhappy that I spent the time to discover the facts; they think the video is just here to put down black people. Definitely not the case!
Yup... I'm getting plenty of arguments from people who believe their opinions are greater than facts, but it's not about black or white... it's really just putting the truth out there.
The actor that played him - Lin Manuel Miranda - did so because he wrote it and wanted to play the part. He was not "cast" because he was Puerto Rican.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary if u want to believe that so be it but one thing that is for sure they both have Caribbean ethnicity and are not fully white.
@@dlb2720 I know Hamilton was born about 200 miles from Puerto Rico, on the island of Nevis. But what I said is still true - Miranda wrote the play and decided to take the lead role. He didn't do so just because he was Puerto Rican. And what difference does it make in regards to the back of the $2 bill? The facts in that video are all correct. I provided links in the description that debunk all the silly theories many commenters have.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary it has a lot to do with the fact that iconcolism is real and this society accepts fake depiction of people through out history
Agreed. I'm not sure if you're arguing with or against me, but I stand by the facts in this video. People believe their opinions to be facts, and that's just not the case. I've done the research and the info is backed up in many places. Thanks for your comments.
Agreed. If he were truly a black man, the way the bill was engraved and printed, his face would be much darker (like the front end of the tablecloth he's sitting at)
Yes! Great point. I wish I would have added that to the video. People just think it's easier to believe a black man was there than they can that this happened in printing. The hand is a good thing to compare to. Thanks.
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I think we should name him the first black president of the U.S. posthumously because of... DEI or affirmative action or rascism or something. Come on man!!
It's not a printing press issue. It's the engraving itself. If it's a millimeter deeper than the other faces, it takes on more ink and will come out darker. These are hand-carved engravings, so a difference in faces is entirely possible - just look at how dark some men's coats are compared to others. Is that a conspiracy too?
Why can't you just accept it? I've done the research; you haven't. You know what they say, a simple truth is harder to believe than a complex lie. I don't gain anything by being right or wrong. I did a full documentary on $2 bills, and I filmed $2 bills being made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The workers there, who handle the engravings to make the printing plates, all say the same thing. Common knowledge there. But yet you somehow know more. Yes, more faces that come out that way would seem to make sense, but it didn't happen. Plus, for crying out loud, look at the original painting by John Trumbull! What's more likely - the guy who painted this in the 1800s mistakenly made the guy white, or the engraving, hand-carved in the mid-1970s, was done in a way that took on more ink?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary the guy drew it wrong in the 1800s. That’s more likely to me. When the picture was made by a bunch of slave owners. For a bunch of slave owners.
George Washington francis who worked for the Emperor of Haiti faustin soulouque who got the paper of the Declaration of Independence he about to sign and legalized
Remember what you call United States is a corporation that we indigenous people agreed to discharged the debt of this indentured servants that actually get the green light from morocco who was the first one to agreed that this group of people can stay in America and we not going to ask them to pay their back and discharge their debts
You're right! All these people that disagree with this video keep making stuff up, not bothering to look at the links I've posted, not bothering to do any RESEARCH.... they just keep insisting their opinion is correct while this video lays out simple truths. Thanks for being on my side.
Mostly, no. They would have to be so pristine as to be graded a 65 or higher (which also requires it to be perfectly cut & centered). Here's another way your bill could be worth more than $2: th-cam.com/video/YrjYDq85s2k/w-d-xo.html
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary real corny I meant funny, so all those other comments can be discarded about how you are not going against blacks. Your bias and racism shows through corny jokes. Ask Chris Colombus what color people he saw when he got here and that's even funnier.
Ok I’m looking at the 2 dollar bill. The picture they are showing is very different from the bill itself. There are people that are missing and inconsistencies in the positions of how the men are sitting…. The picture on the bill is much older than the picture they depict here. Non the less they are not the same… so maybe in reality it is a black man.
It's not a black man, period. As a side note if you want to see how the picture on the back evolved from the original painting, please watch the full documentary film on this channel - it's somewhere between the 20 and 30 minute mark. There were two versions of the painting, and pieces of each appear on the bill.
We'll be rewriting history if we believe the person is black. Jesus I'm tired of defending this video against ignorants like you. Check the paintings (two of them!) where this gentleman was originally featured. WHITE MAN. www.bep.gov/media/1111/download?inline. Hopefully you will enlightened by FACTS
Did you actually watch the video? Have you seen the original painting? Read any of the numerous excerpts? The man is white, documented in many places. The printing process has shadowed his face. You can be wearing brown underwear - it doesn't mean you crapped yourself.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary thsts pure intellectualism you're are spitting out bro. Look at the man's woolen hair. Thats a black man. Thats why America got rid of the paper note to eliminate history. As usual. But if Thats what you believe.
Again, do some research instead of assuming your opinion - based on a bill printed in 1976 as opposed to a painting from someone over a hundred years earlier - is correct. The reason I made this video is because people like you are closed-minded and assume that what's visually in front of them HAS to be correct. I know he looks black, but what's the more logical explanation - that two versions of the painting and all history books are wrong, or that the engraver who created the printing plate in 1976 dug out a fraction of an inch too much, causing more ink to convert to the the bill? Or maybe that engraver knew the truth over all else and took it upon himself to accurately portray history. You go with your opinion; I'll go with my facts.
No black man no black president😂 this is infact the wrong information. Look up John Hanson from Liberia. Not John Hanson from Maryland. There were 2 and both black and both public figures
Why would you say that? That's presumptive and rude. The video is not a comment on race - it's factual information for people who don't know the real story.
I can see how you would think that, but my tone was more about debunking a stubborn idea that is clearly false (with obvious evidence everywhere) than it was about the actual color of the man's skin. Too many people are convinced he's black and won't accept facts as evidence. I don't care what race the man is - and it would be great if he WAS black - but it's simply not the case.
@@cmbteng6005 He enjoyed it now let's see how much he enjoys debunking the fact that the indigenous Americans were black and they told them they were from Africa so they will never fight for their land back.
He was not. Please watch the video again and check the description, where I linked to many articles also clarifying that your belief is inaccurate.. It's not a bias. It's just fact.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭they love changing history. Dont fall for this bs, guys they were caught up n r trying to double back. That was a black man AND he was A MOOR. its the reason we have a treaty with the moors and everything.
Stop your conspiracy theories and DO SOME RESEARCH. Look up the original painting - both versions. The video explains it all truthfully, with no bias, prejudice, or anything else you might be accusing me of. Just because you don't like it or don't agree doesn't make it false. Maybe some day people in this country will understand that.
@dzimm-mq3tw (hey look at the painting and the image on the money there is a guy missing on the money print, look right behind the topic individual compair the painting there is a guy in-between him and the man looking at somthing in the backrow opposite direction every one else ,he's not on the $2
Lies?? Where do you get your facts? Fox News? Go look at the actual painting (which I presented here). It's amazing how some people refuse to believe truths even when presented with hard evidence otherwise. Your opinions and desires are not facts, sir.
Facts, my friend. Facts. Did you notice the difference in how dark each man's coat is compared to others? This engraving was done by hand. There are different shadings all over the place.
I'VE BEEN TELLING PEOPLE THIS FOR YEARS ... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO SIR .
I've been saying the same thing
@@IsraelBurns-l4hI was taught this in elementary school, in the 60s.
I lived in Maryland.
I think it's interesting that he is not in any other rendering of the signing.....Isn't strangely convenient.....
Hmmmm....what are the odds that this fact has so many interesting cooincidence....sounds strangely familiar with many other so called his-story facts.....
I have a question you said that there's discrepancy in the printing concerning this one individual you said that he is white however why is everybody else in the picture clearly White please answer this for me
For the same reason that some people have dark jackets while others are light. This image was hand-crafted onto the printing plate for the $2 bill.. The printing process involves ink seeping into the engraving and then being pressed hard onto the paper. If any face, jacket, image, wall, desk or other item in the engraving was a little deeper than it should have been, more ink fills that spot, and the outcome in the print is darker. It's all one color as you can clearly see - it's just how dark the color came out. On this person's face, the engraving turned out to be a little deeper, and thus, it was darker, period. Anyone who wants to dispute it needs only to go to the actual painting to see that this gentleman is white. That's the only proof anyone needs despite all the controversy otherwise.
Not true. It is John Hanson.
Not true. Look it up.
The amount of people arguing with this guy in the comments section is crazy. Most of the facts presented in this video are backed by primary sources and are very true. I'm not trying to disprove people who say that he is a black man, but there is no solid proof stating that the man is black, and in a historical context it doesn't make much sense.
Thank you! What a relief to have someone trust facts & research. Your comment is very much appreciated.
Please excuse me this does not come from a place of anger. However, it does come from a place of disbelief. How can any American person believe in the government when they have been lying to us, and their deceitfulness has been evident from day one of this collaboration of creating a united colony, and then the United States. Right now we are hearing new information about the lies where extraterrestrials are concerned. There is corruption in every woven thread of American history. Sorry to say. Please look into the reconstruction period of this nation, and what President Hoover did to the educational system as well as the. United daughters of the Confederacy, that’s just one part of where the evil lies.
Obviously you do mot know how the government conversation up-look up PAPER GENOCIDE: WALTER PLECKER
He wasn't a slave he was the president of the us before the named it the us
There were 2 DIFFERENT men named John Hanson. One was "President" while the other was a slave.
Hello John! It's always a pleasure watching your videos, thanks for bringing joy to the world 🌎
Thank you for the nice words. Just trying to entertain / educate. :)
Don't forget Abe Lincoln had a black father
Yup... that video is in the works.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for the comment.
A Very Well Presented Clarification. Thank You! 👏
Thank you. Most people leave comments criticizing me and insisting that their opinion is fact. It's nice to see someone respect the research and presentation. Much appreciated.
John Hanson (1st black president) a Liberian senator during the mid-19th century who has been erroneously claimed as the first Black president of the United States. Not much is known about Hanson’s early life. He was born into slavery in Baltimore, Maryland, around 1791. According to some historians, Hanson purchased his freedom but the method and year are unknown.Hanson was often confused with a white politician of the same name, who was falsely claimed to be the first president of the United States. in 1781, this other man was named president of Congress under the Articles of Confederation before the U.S. Constitution officially established the office of president of the United States. Because of his position as president of the Congress, some have erroneously argued that he, not George Washington, was the actual first president. Adding to the confusion was the fact that Hanson has been thought to be the dark-skinned man on the back of the $2 bill. The image on the $2 bill shows the drafting of The Declaration of Independence by painter John Turnbull. The image some claimed as Hanson is actually Robert Morris, one of the original signers of the Declaration. Morris’s image appears dark on the bill due to the type of printing used then.
I would like for you to give more information on John Hanson, please? I remember reading in my studies how well he was considered as a politician in the organization or organizing of the founding activities. In history, Mr Hanson was in the midst of the signers of the Declaration of Independence, even before the composition al statement or better, the drafting. As I read of him he was not in the midst as a slave but one considered to be brilliant and wise in the thoughts and offers given to those who would become founders. He was asked to be the first leader, as I read and believe lead the gatering and more than help pull together a country that was in a dismantled state to brought focus and right direction to a country that was having to bring disruption and chaos to order. Because of Mr Hanson's obvious ability, he was asked to lead the country back to order. He refused because he WAS a black man, mot a slave and thought that it would further bring division; thus, he declined and worked behind the scenes. Politically with his political skills, moved within helping to pull order and focus together. Obviously, a great man. Someone earnestly wanted to know if it were he. It would not follow through with wisdom that he showed; he would not have agreed to be photographed to further cause division. Would it have been possible for such a man to be in the midst? Yes, it was and he was. I still feel the sting of your somewhat distane for the question of the presence of a black man. Excuse me. Now I think that I shall make Mr Hanson my next project. Too many of our great men and women in this country have been minimized, hidden in the importance and greatness of the contributions to this country. Great Inventors, archetects, builders and planners, wholesome business minded with farsightedness from God given abilities who were great in the developing of this country!!! Does history readily tell you? Did it? You know the answer. Books and classrooms were void of the g
- This is continuation of above statement
Does history readily tell you? Did it? You know the answer. Books and classrooms were void of the greatness in a people who were demeaned in every way, victims of all kind of cruelty(ies) but came out better? Please don't try to say or think that (as the attempt manifesting in Florida) we were better off having learned skill from enslavement?, oh my no. Skills were there in Washington in the architecture of the Whitehouse, the layout and design of the buildings and streets. How beautiful it is and was. Other great thoughts and deeds in the mind or came from the mind of many great black men and women. The fight for rights of women in the colonies were stirred by black women as the woman we call, Moses who spoke at rallies for white women who themselves were fighting for their own freedom. Our Moses, Ms Harriet Tubman, showed our want to see everyone free. She was a great example to this country. Yes, let us show love and remember many of us are sensitive to discern intents of the heart
no matter the color, after all, it is supposed to be about individual FREEDOM and LOVE for humanity, heart to heart.. With God in the midst of us change can happen. Starting with that perverbial, "MAN IN THE MIRROR". That will destroy pride, arrogance and prejudices. If it is in your spirit it manifest in word and deed as well as our reactions and responses to others. Love Heals.
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Please pray for me, it is the Lord and I have not fully seen full ministry if it all but never the less, PRAY FOR ME. I am not afraid...as long as God is with me. Pray that right words are said and right direction is foĺiwed. Sister Lucille I cannot find your friends number.
I noticed that there was a man on the top left in the middle of a 5 person row on the $2 bill and in the painting he is not in it and its a 4 person row, who is that dude?
If you watch the full documentary, I believe somewhere around the half-hour mark, a full explanation of who was in, then out, then added into the painting is provided. th-cam.com/video/4b3TczZpC_Y/w-d-xo.html
I dunno america did erase alot of blackness from America's history
Right, I was always taught he was a BLACK MOOR that had a lot of power and money.
@@ThatkidJB And Was You See these people on his This man's Vedio's saying Thank you for the Vedio 😡 Cause They want him To Be a Caucasian cuz ain't none of them white 🤔 why don't he tell the truth about that if you want to be truthful
They're saying thank you because they appreciate someone who does RESEARCH and presents the facts. All you have to do is look at the original painting to know he's white. It's not a racial thing - stop making it that.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary but do you agree that these men were trespassing on American soil. Along with all the others caucasians?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary Yeah, but "america did erase alot of blackness from America's history" true right? Like how the indigenous natives were black and then later classified as African American to mix in with African slaves and forget their true rights to this land?
I noticed that a man is missing in the 2 dollar bill or there is an extra man in the painting,idk look in-between the man looking back at the row behind the character thought to be a black man there is a man in the painting in-between but not in the 2 dollar print why is that?
Good observation. I actually covered this in detail in the full feature film, which is on this channel. I believe it's somewhere between the 20 and 30 minute mark, as the history of the bill and the 1976 redesign is covered. They removed several people from the painting and switched around two others, in part because there were two versions of the painting. Go take a look! You may enjoy the whole film too. th-cam.com/video/4b3TczZpC_Y/w-d-xo.html
Hello I have question I want to get e two dollar bills but do you have to have a bank account to get the two dollar bills from the bank. Btw I really love the vids👍
Most banks require you to have an account to make a transaction where you trade in large bills for $2s. But some may be willing to do such a simple transaction. It depends on the bank. If you can't get them at the bank, you may be stuck ordering them from eBay, where you'll pay more than $2 per. Glad you enjoy the videos - thanks for being a subscriber!
Thanks for the history lesson! Great video!
Glad you learned something. Thanks for watching!
The blackJohn Hanson was a Senator not a President in 1856 so of course he won’t be in it.
And the White John Hanson wasn’t the first President of Congress he was the 7th.
Peyton Randolph, Henry Middleton, Henry Laurens, John Jay, Samuel Huntington, Thomas McKean, John Hanson, Elias Boudinot, Thomas Mifflin, Richard Henry Lee, John Hancock, Nathaniel Gorham, Arthur St. Clair, and Cyrus Griffin.
I have often thought he was a person of color on occasional glances, but even after looking at his hands, I knew it was not accurate. I have looked him up before, but can never remember who he is. Thankfully, this video now exists.
Appreciate it. Yes, I got tired of refuting people's claims in comments! I now have a video to post anywhere where someone insists that Robert Morris is a black man.
He is black
You have to laugh at internet people that just can't comprehend facts. I guess they would argue that he is a black man with white hands...
I like your Videos. But I am going to question your research because if there was an ink blot why isn’t several of the men printed darker. I tell you guys just can’t help yourself. It’s okay to tell the True BlackStories.
You can question my research, but maybe you want to research it yourself. All you have to do is look at the original painting this was based on - he's clearly white. And there are several websites (including the Treasury's) that list each person by name. Furthermore, ask yourself why each man's jacket is a different shade. Is that a conspiracy? I'm upset that people think I'm hating on blacks here. Perhaps it was my tone. But the tone is really to be convincing of the simple FACTS. It has nothing to do with blacks or whites. I'm just correcting people who insist on wrong information.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary whitewashed has been done many times
@@kevinnewton6399 He will ignore the fact, like we trust him and his research written by the victors of war.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentaryJesus has been whitewashed time and time again 🤷🏾♂️ be seated 🪑 sir
Black or American
Thank you for your video and explanation. I grew up in Yardley PA and my folks had a business and property in Morrisville, PA, named after Robert Morris, who had a summer home there. Ironic that someone thinks he is a black man, when in fact, although Robert Morris lent the country a great deal of money to finance the revolution, some of it was made by running slave ships. History is full of irony. Thanks again.
Janet Z.
Thanks for watching and commenting!
Question?? Can you prove and have evidence of how many slaves were on these slave ships and how many slave ships and where were they coming from? And what port were they docking at. Since there’s so much evidence to history or documentation, I would like to know if this can be proved.
That’s the wrong 2$ bill
What's the wrong $2 bill?
Big Facts!! I've had plenty $2 bills that one looks revised
This still leaves the question of whether a black man ever lead the nation under the Articles of Confederation.
You just don't want to give credit where credit is due
Where is the credit due? You just want your opinion to be a fact.
WHO WAS #12?
The Man to the left of 13, 14, 15, 16, 17.
He’s not black he’s native American Indian
Why does some of the eyes look different than the others on the back of a 2 dollar bill. There's a few in the middle that look different than the rest
Remember, it's an engraving, not a photograph. It was never going to be perfect. Whoever carved this into a printing plate did a phenomenal job. Things as small as eyes have to be really difficult to get right.
All I'm gonna say is I don't think a painting or even multiple paintings can be actually used as evidence to convince people. I'm not saying he was black or white I'm just saying that they could have painted anyone any color the painter wanted to color them.
I respect the comment. All I can say is, the painter is capturing a moment in time that he witnessed. I can't imagine he would've intentionally changed one man from white to black because he "wanted to". It's more likely the intricate printing process at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing yielding a man with this color face, as described in the video.
I thought it was Wentworth Chesswell. The first black judge elected in 1768.
Nice explanation and history lesson.
Thanks! 😃
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Really appreciated. I wonder if I'll get that as a $2 bill...
Sooo he was the first President
Yes he was. A black man
That is disappointing, but fascinating. Thank you!
Thank you for not criticizing this information. Lots of people are unhappy that I spent the time to discover the facts; they think the video is just here to put down black people. Definitely not the case!
He's the original token.
Lol
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I lived in Maryland, where Johnson was from.
He was the first President of the Continental Congress.
He was a white man.
All of you are wrong he’s not black OR white. He’s clearly green
You've got us there.
I have a $2 bill from 1928
So do I. They are cool, aren't they?
I always thought that was Robert Morris of PA, aka “the financier of the Revolution”.
I looks like a shadow not a black man… but I know that community will say they were all black it’s just hidden from you
Yup... I'm getting plenty of arguments from people who believe their opinions are greater than facts, but it's not about black or white... it's really just putting the truth out there.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary couldn’t agree more brother. So mote it be
I never even noticed 😂
Alexander Hamilton wasn’t even fully white that is why the Puerto Rican actor played him in the stage play.His mother was Caribbean btw.
The actor that played him - Lin Manuel Miranda - did so because he wrote it and wanted to play the part. He was not "cast" because he was Puerto Rican.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary if u want to believe that so be it but one thing that is for sure they both have Caribbean ethnicity and are not fully white.
@@dlb2720 I know Hamilton was born about 200 miles from Puerto Rico, on the island of Nevis. But what I said is still true - Miranda wrote the play and decided to take the lead role. He didn't do so just because he was Puerto Rican. And what difference does it make in regards to the back of the $2 bill? The facts in that video are all correct. I provided links in the description that debunk all the silly theories many commenters have.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary it has a lot to do with the fact that
iconcolism is real and this society accepts fake depiction of people through out history
Agreed. I'm not sure if you're arguing with or against me, but I stand by the facts in this video. People believe their opinions to be facts, and that's just not the case. I've done the research and the info is backed up in many places. Thanks for your comments.
Didn't know there was one he looked green to me.
Agreed. If he were truly a black man, the way the bill was engraved and printed, his face would be much darker (like the front end of the tablecloth he's sitting at)
Say, what's with the canary sitting on the dude's shoulder on the back of the $2 MILLION bill???
That'll be our next video
Great information. Thanks John
Thanks Riley!
🤔 The hand doesn't look black 🤔
Yes! Great point. I wish I would have added that to the video. People just think it's easier to believe a black man was there than they can that this happened in printing. The hand is a good thing to compare to. Thanks.
He has on gloves just like Benjamin Franklin does.
Well my hopes are shattered!
Sorry. :(
Do your own research and do t take any one white man's word for it. They have been trying to erase black history for years.
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I have a two dollar bill!
It’s Jason Bourne
Best comment on this video yet (and I think you might be right)
I think we should name him the first black president of the U.S. posthumously because of... DEI or affirmative action or rascism or something. Come on man!!
Sure, why not? :)
They say the man was white.
They being this video?
How they have a printing press issue with just that face. But there are multiple white faces on the same press. Sounds like bull to me.
It's not a printing press issue. It's the engraving itself. If it's a millimeter deeper than the other faces, it takes on more ink and will come out darker. These are hand-carved engravings, so a difference in faces is entirely possible - just look at how dark some men's coats are compared to others. Is that a conspiracy too?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary that reply was worthless. All the other faces are correct. How is there only one that is not?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary why are there not three or four faces with the same issue? That would be more likely with an engraving issue.
Why can't you just accept it? I've done the research; you haven't. You know what they say, a simple truth is harder to believe than a complex lie. I don't gain anything by being right or wrong. I did a full documentary on $2 bills, and I filmed $2 bills being made at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. The workers there, who handle the engravings to make the printing plates, all say the same thing. Common knowledge there. But yet you somehow know more. Yes, more faces that come out that way would seem to make sense, but it didn't happen. Plus, for crying out loud, look at the original painting by John Trumbull! What's more likely - the guy who painted this in the 1800s mistakenly made the guy white, or the engraving, hand-carved in the mid-1970s, was done in a way that took on more ink?
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary the guy drew it wrong in the 1800s. That’s more likely to me. When the picture was made by a bunch of slave owners. For a bunch of slave owners.
John Hanson…
The black man is my relative HE is a Hooper.
George Washington francis who worked for the Emperor of Haiti faustin soulouque who got the paper of the Declaration of Independence he about to sign and legalized
Remember what you call United States is a corporation that we indigenous people agreed to discharged the debt of this indentured servants that actually get the green light from morocco who was the first one to agreed that this group of people can stay in America and we not going to ask them to pay their back and discharge their debts
John Hanson was black. Black father and Indian mother of our family decent.
Look it up. And then also explain why the man's hands are white while his face is black.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentarygloves!!
It's interesting how people come up with lies 😂
You're right! All these people that disagree with this video keep making stuff up, not bothering to look at the links I've posted, not bothering to do any RESEARCH.... they just keep insisting their opinion is correct while this video lays out simple truths. Thanks for being on my side.
John Hanson Libria
Way too many coincidences…. pointing us to some crazy truths we never knew; regardless.
Is there such thing as a one dollar coin 🪙 in the United States?
Yes. It's a gold coin Like the $2 bill, not used or requested very often though.
I've seen Assassin's creed 3 it's Connor
ARE THEY WORTH MORE THAN 2 DOLLARS IF THEY'RE IN GOOD CONDITIONS??💵💵💵
Mostly, no. They would have to be so pristine as to be graded a 65 or higher (which also requires it to be perfectly cut & centered). Here's another way your bill could be worth more than $2: th-cam.com/video/YrjYDq85s2k/w-d-xo.html
he doesbt knownwho he is like micharl jackson
pshh yeah the logic vs the unlogical idea that barrack obama traveled back in time and casued mandela effects.
It affected the Space-Time Continuum.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary real corny I meant funny, so all those other comments can be discarded about how you are not going against blacks. Your bias and racism shows through corny jokes. Ask Chris Colombus what color people he saw when he got here and that's even funnier.
Thinks sere you have us all who have rich if you have one or moor keep up good work🎉❤
You mean the green man?? Lol
True. No one has written in to say it's Kermit the Frog or The Green Hornet
King kamehameha
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Nope, I disagree
Use the links I provided and research it yourself. If you're still not convinced, explain why his hands are white.
Ok I’m looking at the 2 dollar bill. The picture they are showing is very different from the bill itself. There are people that are missing and inconsistencies in the positions of how the men are sitting…. The picture on the bill is much older than the picture they depict here. Non the less they are not the same… so maybe in reality it is a black man.
It's not a black man, period.
As a side note if you want to see how the picture on the back evolved from the original painting, please watch the full documentary film on this channel - it's somewhere between the 20 and 30 minute mark. There were two versions of the painting, and pieces of each appear on the bill.
Likely?? This is not an explanation. This dude is the ONLY dark face on this bill.
The details are facts. I've provided further info links in the description.
That’s a white man
Correct. That's what the video says.
i always knew that he is white!!!
Love daddy Lonny TM
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Yeah sure, just like the Ancient Egyptians were Caucasian. Lol
Stop trying to rewrite history.
We're not ignorant
We'll be rewriting history if we believe the person is black. Jesus I'm tired of defending this video against ignorants like you. Check the paintings (two of them!) where this gentleman was originally featured. WHITE MAN. www.bep.gov/media/1111/download?inline. Hopefully you will enlightened by FACTS
Afrocentrics now 🤡
Big LONNIE
He was the first president
So, what you're saying is Washington wasn't our first president
No; who says that? Maybe you should watch the video a few more times and understand what is being explained?
The man isn't black despite how he looks? Lol! An i aint alve despite how im talking ! Thats a black man dude !
Did you actually watch the video? Have you seen the original painting? Read any of the numerous excerpts? The man is white, documented in many places. The printing process has shadowed his face. You can be wearing brown underwear - it doesn't mean you crapped yourself.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary thsts pure intellectualism you're are spitting out bro. Look at the man's woolen hair. Thats a black man. Thats why America got rid of the paper note to eliminate history. As usual. But if Thats what you believe.
Again, do some research instead of assuming your opinion - based on a bill printed in 1976 as opposed to a painting from someone over a hundred years earlier - is correct. The reason I made this video is because people like you are closed-minded and assume that what's visually in front of them HAS to be correct. I know he looks black, but what's the more logical explanation - that two versions of the painting and all history books are wrong, or that the engraver who created the printing plate in 1976 dug out a fraction of an inch too much, causing more ink to convert to the the bill? Or maybe that engraver knew the truth over all else and took it upon himself to accurately portray history. You go with your opinion; I'll go with my facts.
No black man no black president😂 this is infact the wrong information. Look up John Hanson from Liberia. Not John Hanson from Maryland. There were 2 and both black and both public figures
The video is the correct information, researched. Links to the conspiracy theories and proof are in the video's description.
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$2 bill is worthless
Incorrect. It's worth $2, which is twice the value of a $1 bill.
I bet you enjoyed debunking a "black man" being on the $2 bill.... good for you!!!
Why would you say that? That's presumptive and rude. The video is not a comment on race - it's factual information for people who don't know the real story.
@@TheTwoDollarBillDocumentary if that's not how it was intended it is what it is.... but as I watched it, it seemed that way too me.
I can see how you would think that, but my tone was more about debunking a stubborn idea that is clearly false (with obvious evidence everywhere) than it was about the actual color of the man's skin. Too many people are convinced he's black and won't accept facts as evidence. I don't care what race the man is - and it would be great if he WAS black - but it's simply not the case.
@@cmbteng6005 He enjoyed it now let's see how much he enjoys debunking the fact that the indigenous Americans were black and they told them they were from Africa so they will never fight for their land back.
This is what u call covering up a truth with a lie
You mean the way I present documented facts instead of trusting your own opinions and beliefs?
John Trumples
Robert Mooris 🙈🙊🙉
Even the blind say black
Well then... even the blind are trusting their opinions over facts.
He was black
He was not. Please watch the video again and check the description, where I linked to many articles also clarifying that your belief is inaccurate.. It's not a bias. It's just fact.
Lies lies more lies
Facts facts all facts. I've done research, but the myth of a black man on the $2 is debunked here as well. bit.ly/3GYI7NG
Anything to rewrite history smh
Who's rewriting history? The facts are as presented.
Lies
Facts. Look it up (or use the links I provided in the description). Stop letting your opinion shape whether something is true or not.
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭they love changing history. Dont fall for this bs, guys they were caught up n r trying to double back. That was a black man AND he was A MOOR. its the reason we have a treaty with the moors and everything.
Stop your conspiracy theories and DO SOME RESEARCH. Look up the original painting - both versions. The video explains it all truthfully, with no bias, prejudice, or anything else you might be accusing me of. Just because you don't like it or don't agree doesn't make it false. Maybe some day people in this country will understand that.
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All those “sources” are controlled by white people so of course their going to say he was white.😂😂😂
@dzimm-mq3tw (hey look at the painting and the image on the money there is a guy missing on the money print, look right behind the topic individual compair the painting there is a guy in-between him and the man looking at somthing in the backrow opposite direction every one else ,he's not on the $2
Lies😢
Your opinion doesn't make things true or false. Why don't you do some research like I did - or just click the links I provided for further evidence.
Liesssss
Lies?? Where do you get your facts? Fox News? Go look at the actual painting (which I presented here). It's amazing how some people refuse to believe truths even when presented with hard evidence otherwise. Your opinions and desires are not facts, sir.
☹️🤦🏽♂️Nuu blacks allowed from then too now
Lol ok..😆
Facts, my friend. Facts. Did you notice the difference in how dark each man's coat is compared to others? This engraving was done by hand. There are different shadings all over the place.
Morris comes from the word moore
he looks more mexican
That's one I haven't heard yet.