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Petition to rename Andrew Jackson Middle School underway due to trail of tears, slavery
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNoting Andrew Jackson’s slave-owning past and his role in the Trail of Tears, a group of community...
The tragic story of the Battle of Negro Fort
WE ARE THE MIGHTY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoPlantation owners swapped lurid tales of armed fugitive slaves running wild and fomenting rebellion. They soon lobbied Washington to eradicate the...
The Sea Song plantation in Waveland burned down in 1935. Did President Andrew Jackson build it?
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 5 months agoReputedly built by Andrew Jackson, the Sea Song plantation was home to his nephew Jackson Jr. and...
Get rid of the Andrew Jackson statues — and there’s a creative fix with his name, too | Opinion
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoI was thinking: Why should we continue to honor our county’s namesake, President Andrew Jackson?...
County legislator makes new push to remove Andrew Jackson statue at KC courthouse
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 10 months agoThe resolution is the latest effort to remove the statues of former U.S. President Andrew Jackson,...
Stay or go? Fate of Andrew Jackson statues at KC, Independence courthouses up to voters
Kansas City Star via Yahoo News· 9 months agoShould the statues of President Andrew Jackson be removed from the county courthouses in Kansas City...
Finding Kittie Sneed: A former Tennessee slave's words are finally heard, 118 years later
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 month agoJeanette Horne always thought she was the last in her family, but after doing an Ancestry.com test,...
Maclean: Instead of renaming Calhoun Square, why not enhance Taylor Street?
Savannah Morning News via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThis is a column by John Maclean, a retired lawyer and U.S. administrative law judge. He is a...
45 Quotes From the Underground Railroad Operator and Future Face of the $20 Bill, Harriet Tubman
Parade via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSmith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Quick: What is Harriet Tubman's most famous quote? You may think...
St. Augustine's Fort Mose and the ongoing efforts to resurrect its buried past
Daytona Beach News-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoST. AUGUSTINE — Wander down the long wooden boardwalk at Fort Mose Historic State Park, and you'll...
