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Following the announcement, Miranda took to Twitter to express his excitement over the coming changes.

1) I'm just reading the @USTreasury news now.
Thrilled about all of it.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 20, 2016

2) Thrilled particularly about MARIAN ANDERSON on the $5.
A GREAT ARTIST ON OUR MONEY. A SINGER. One of US.#WhoTellsYourStory

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 20, 2016

3) Congrats to the #WomenOn20s movement, who worked for years to make this happen.
Somewhere, Eliza Hamilton is grinning.#HaveIDoneEnough

— Lin-Manuel Miranda (@Lin_Manuel) April 20, 2016

Moreover, the response to the decision to replace the face of the former president with the iconic abolitionist has been predominantly positive. These are some notable reactions to the new \"Tubman 20.\"

A woman, a leader, and a freedom fighter. I can't think of a better choice for the $20 bill than Harriet Tubman: https://t.co/YcsZC4ZrKg -H

— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) April 20, 2016

I cannot think of an American hero more deserving of this honor than Harriet Tubman. https://t.co/GL64NPrOL1

— Bernie Sanders (@BernieSanders) April 20, 2016

Justice is served. #GoodbyeJackson #HelloHarriet pic.twitter.com/mXzM2oLg4m

— Chirlane McCray (@Chirlane) April 20, 2016

With Harriet Tubman & Suffragettes on $, we give our young girls an everyday reminder of their power to transform our history. #WomenSucceed

— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) April 20, 2016

I'm gonna pay everything I ever owe in 20$s from now on! Mortgage, student loans, dinner, taxes...ALL OF IT!! #HarrietTubman

— Audra McDonald (@AudraEqualityMc) April 20, 2016

I'm gonna need my pockets full of Tubmans!

— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) April 20, 2016

Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Well done, National Treasury. Well, well done. #tubman20

— Uzo Aduba (@UzoAduba) April 20, 2016

#HarrietTubman

— John Legend (@johnlegend) April 20, 2016

howwwwww mad is andrew jackson right now

— christine teigen (@chrissyteigen) April 20, 2016

\"And I prayed to God to make me strong. And able to fight. And that's what I've always prayed for ever since.\" #HarrietTubman 1865

— Ava DuVernay (@AVAETC) April 20, 2016

Outlaw. Fugitive. Hero. #HarrietTubman https://t.co/AJsVLmSC65

— Edward Snowden (@Snowden) April 20, 2016

We got a $20 Freedom Mama Without the Drama of messing with the $10 Founding Father Without a Father. #hamilnerd @Lin_Manuel

— shonda rhimes (@shondarhimes) April 20, 2016

Very happy to see Harriet Tubman a truly courageous, inspiring woman getting recognized on the $20 #prideinwomankind pic.twitter.com/jCmnYSvh7X

— erin brockovich (@ErinBrockovich) April 20, 2016

The announcement also sparked the public's curiosity about the famed abolitionist who helped rescue slaves. According to Google, searches for \"Harriet Tubman,\" who died in 1913, spiked 4,250 percent in the four hours following the announcement.

ABC News’ Stephanie Ebbs contributed to this report.

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