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An American Indian should replace Jackson on the $20 bill


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June 12 2015

 

 

 

NASHVILLE, Tenn.- On Saturday, June 6, 2015 local Native Americans held another in a series of demonstrations  at the Hermitage on the issue of the legacy of the notorious "Indian Killer" Andrew Jackson.  This demonstration differed from those held prior in that the call was for an American Indian, and only an American Indian, to replace Jackson on the $20 bill.

 

Recently, an organization, Women On $20,  has come forth with the proposal that a woman should replace Jackson on the denomination. This organization collected signatures online in which the voters' choice was the historical  African American heroine, Harriet Tubman.

 

From the vantage point of Native Americans in Nashville, we have been besieging the doors of the Hermitage literally for months now, and historically for decades.  Other local Native organizations, most notably,  the Middle Tennessee Indian Lodge, going as far back as the 1970's, were demonstrating at the  Hermitage against  the glorified  memory of Jackson, this early day American Hitler.

 

American Indians have born the brunt of opposing Jackson both when he was alive and again today.   

 

Why  should only an  American Indian replace Jackson on the $20 bill? It would only be the most fitting justice that Jackson should be replaced with a representative of the people he so viciously tried to exterminate.

 

 I would, of course, opt for Wilma Mankiller, the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation in the 20th century. Considering that Jackson was responsible for the deaths of 4,000-8,000 Cherokees and thousands of other Native Americans there should only be Mankiller or another American Indian considered.  

 

Jackson did not kill thousands of women or those of other races. He killed thousands of Indians- men, women, children and elderly. He enslaved Native children at the Hermitage taken as war captives. He massacred thousands beginning with the Creek War in 1813. In fact that War, according to prominent historian, William G. McLoughlin, was  "a massacre from beginning to end."

 

There is a story current to this day among present-day Muscogee Creeks that the origin of Jackson on the $20 bill stems from Creek children taken in that conflict being sold as "pets" for $20. Hence, the beginning of Jackson's association with $20.

 

While we have great respect for the efforts of Women On $20 and the memory of  Harriet Tubman, Jackson's victims of choice were American Indians. His legacy lives on in the marginalization of Native Americans in every economic, social and political venue imaginable in this country. Recognition of Native Americans is more than long overdue.   

 

This writer recently posted a letter to the editor that ran in the local paper and all the email responses were overwhelmingly in favor of an American Indian on the bill. Further, since the last demonstration I have been stopped on the street by everyday citizens who expressed support for a Native American to replace Jackson on the money.     

 

We, Native Americans of Nashville, locked in struggle against the exalted memory of this racist beast, call upon all other American Indians nationwide to support our call for a Native American to replace Jackson on the $20 bill. Further, we call upon Women On $20 and all others involved in this movement to support our advocacy for an American Indian on the bill.

 

 

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Photo: Wilma Mankiller.  |  J. Pat Carter/AP

 

 

http://peoplesworld.org/an-american-indian-should-replace-jackson-on-the-20-bill/

 

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We don't know of any Native American Women besides Sakajawea & Pochahontas who are

deceased and eligible for the note.   :confused2:

 

We do acknowledge their suffering, and great loss... and cannot imagine the hell they endured (and still face today)

 

Guess we better get to studying and quit the clownin'...!   ;)

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IRONY.  Sometimes things just make ya go ..."Hmmmnnnn...."

 

We have both agreed to nominate:  POLLY COOPER of the ONEIDA Tribe.

 

 

Her Tribe saved George Washington's hide during that winter at Valley Forge.

 

She and some of her People walked over 400 miles in that cold to reach the troops there bringing needed food.

 

She taught them how to prepare the corn, etc. among other things so they would not go on dying !

 

 

And she also cooked for the Troops in The War of 1812 !

 

 

And to thank Polly Cooper and her Tribe, an extremely grateful General Washington swore friendship and an alliance with them....

 

General Washington's wife, Martha, made the gift of a lovely shawl to POLLY COOPER.....

 

POLLY's own Tribal Chief said that she could well be known forever as the Mother Of These United States, folks.....

 

 

 

THE IRONY:

 

A few short years later, Gen. Washington ordered all their Tribal corn fields to be burned, along with several other Tribes' fields,

so they would starve to death or be forced to move away.

 

 

George is on a ONE Dollar Bill... How sweet that POLLY COOPER could be on the $20 !

 

Irony  or sweet Justice... you decide.   ;)

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Well being were replacing folks on the money, we of the confederate states would like to see Robert E. Lee in place of Benjamin Franklin on the 100 dollar bill. He was a good man and a fine general. Hey, change is good...They will probably have a Billy Jean King on the new 10 dollar bill to make all the libs happy....

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I've seen enough change over the last 6 years, leave well enough alone. The U.S. Has won two wars, the revolution and conquering, taking over the United States. Leave we'll enough alone, and be happy Jackson was able to secure your dream of being free.

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The bankers and the KM want you to forget Jackson, arguably the best President we've ever had.

Wouldn't surprise me one bit if they replaced him with Wilson.

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Just bring back the buffalo nickle and call it a day. 

 

:)

Funny thing... the buffalo nickle was introduced in 1913, the same year the fed opened. A dollar now will you roughly the same as that nickle did when introduced.

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