Gerald Hassell

In a video recorded on the front steps of the Treasury building on June 17, US treasury secretary Jack Lew announced that the $10 dollar bill will be redesigned with a new face. In the video, a statue of Alexander Hamilton—the first-ever US Secretary of the Treasury and the person currently on the $10 bill—is visible over his shoulder. But Hamilton goes unmentioned. For the stewards of Hamilton’s legacy, however, it’s time to speak up.