PRESIDENT JACKSON is considered by many as the worst president in US History. He would recommend that troops systematically kill women and children to complete the extermination of Indigenous Peoples. In 1830, he signed the Indian Removal Act, which legalized ethnic cleansing. Within seven years 46,000 indigenous people were removed from their homelands east of the Mississippi. Their removal gave 25 million acres of land “to white settlement and to slavery,” according to PBS. The area was home to the Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw and Seminole nations. In the Trail of Tears alone, 4,000 Cherokee people died of cold, hunger, and disease on their way to the western lands. So why would this country pay homage to such a man on its currency. Jackson has graced the $20 bill since 1929, replacing 24th President Grover Cleveland. So we’ve compiled a list of just 10 Natives who could take Jackson’s place on the $20 bill. Who do you think it should be? Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2012/02/20/indian-killer-andrew-jackson-deserves-top-spot-list-worst-us-presidents-98997 Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2014/03/19/10-natives-who-could-replace-andrew-jackson-20-bill-154071
Posted on: Sun, 28 Sep 2014 04:02:06 +0000
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