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
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 -----Original Message----- From: Rod Rippel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> To: oe <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Cc: Ed Davis <makinuptime@gmail.com>; staley pitts <STALEY.PITTS@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 _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Rod, Thank you for sharing this. I had no idea this was in process, but I wholeheartedly agree with you. Didn't know Harriet was going on the $20. Hard to keep current with everything changing daily, weekly. I encourage you to consider posting this to a larger audience as well -- FB perhaps, or however you share thoughts with a larger community. Grace & peace, Joyce Bonafield-Pierce Mineapolis On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 10:39 AM, Rod Rippel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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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Thankyou Rod, In peace and love, Isobel Sent from my iPhone
On 2 Sep 2017, at 1:39 am, Rod Rippel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
Thank you for calling our attention to this clear and present danger, Rod! Another thing occurred to me as I read these historical interchanges--There is also a mathematical reality at play here. Approximately half of the humans populating this Republic are female. As symbol is indeed key, perhaps it would be important to see a woman's face on one of our bills! I'm supporting Harriet! OliveAnn Slotta On Sep 1, 2017, at 9:39 AM, Rod Rippel via OE wrote:
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 _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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