[Oe List ...] Symbols are Important

[Karenbueno via OE]

Andrew Jackson proposed the Indian Removal Act during his term.  He was challenged, and the case went to the Supreme Court.  The Court ruled that the Indian Removal Act was unconstitutional.  Andrew Jackson said, "Let the Supreme Court enforce it!" and continued with the removal of Indians from their southeast lands in what was now the United States.  We have named that march The Trail of Tears, where thousands died on the forced march to Oklahoma Territory.  

That story is my main reason to support the removal of Andrew Jackson's face from our $20 bills.

Karen Bueno



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From: Rod Rippel via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
To: oe <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Cc: Ed Davis <makinuptime at gmail.com>; staley pitts <STALEY.PITTS at COX.NET>
Sent: Fri, Sep 1, 2017 9:39 am
Subject: [Oe List ...] Symbols are Important




Dear Friends,
 
    Symbols are important!
    I doubt there are many citizens who can remember one thing Andrew Jackson did for our Country.  Not that he didn’t do many perhaps.  But I am objecting to the President’s recent proposal to remove Harriet Tubman as the new Symbol on our 20-Dollar bill.  The struggle to eliminate slavery as an institution and the subsequent turmoil of Civil Rights for all citizens up until, and including this very day, have made a huge impact on our nation and its history.  
That struggle deserves to be recognized and memorialized and not dismissed.
Tubman, or some equivalent figure from our Black citizen’s population, deserves to be honored, and not summarily dismissed by our current President.
 
Rod Rippel  


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