5 Tasteless Andrew Jackson Memes

ICTMN Staff
10/19/14
It’s no secret that Andrew Jackson is our least favorite president due to his treatment of Native Americans...

Dirty Money! 4 Powerful Reasons to Boycott the $20 Bill

ICTMN Staff
10/12/14
Symbols matter. Like, for instance, having someone like seventh President Andrew Jackson grace the $20 bill. Here are four reasons we think he should be replaced...

Native History: Potawatomi Removed at Gunpoint, Trail of Death Begins

ICTMN Staff
9/4/14
This Date in Native History: On September 4, 1838, mounted militia forced 859 Potawatomi at gunpoint to leave northern Indiana for “Unorganized Territory” in Kansas...

Video and Petition: Children Say ‘Andrew Jackson Has Got to Go’

ICTMN Staff
5/29/14
A group of students from Massachusetts are petitioning the Obama administration to remove Andrew Jackson from the $20 bill and replace him with “someone who was more committed to l...

From the Shining City: Fools on the Hill

Steve Russell
4/23/14

John Winthrop, a wealthy Puritan lawyer and would-be theologian, might be styled a founder of “American exceptionalism.” It was his sermon, A Model of Christian Charity, that contained the line made famous in modern times by President Ronald Reagan, “we must consider that we shall be as...

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10 Natives Who Should Replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 Bill

ICTMN Staff
3/19/14
In 2012, we spotlighted Andrew Jackson as our top pick for worst U.S. president—because he earned his “Indian Killer” nickname...

Andrew Jackson Cancelled and How History Books Fail

Stanley Heller
3/14/14
While going to a program at the Yale University Art Gallery auditorium I came across a wall full of pictures of cancelled Andrew Jackson stamps...

Kick Andrew Jackson Off the $20 Bill!

Jillian Keenan
3/7/14
My public high school wasn’t the best, but we did have an amazing history teacher. Mr. L, as we called him, brought our country’s story to life...

Native History: For More Land Jackson Presents Removal Treaty to Congress

Alysa Landry
12/20/13
This Date in Native History: On December 20, 1836, President Andrew Jackson presented Congress a treaty that removed six tribes from the Missouri territory to make room for white s...

Fight the Power: 100 Heroes of Native Resistance, Part 3

Vincent Schilling
10/2/13
Highlighting the many Native resistance fighters from the 1500s to the 1800s who made a name for themselves in our country’s volatile history—ICTMN continues its list of historic n...

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