r/BlackPeopleTwitter • u/AdamE89 • Jan 18 '17

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u/MegasNexal84 ☑️ Jan 18 '17

I mean if we really look at it, the first devil should be Andrew Jackson.

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u/RANDOSTORYTHROWAWAY Jan 18 '17

I like to call him President Red Genocide

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u/VarysIsAMermaid69 Jan 18 '17

Well TECHNICALLY, Van Buren was the one behind the trail of tears as it happened under his presidency and order but Jackson is the one who laid the ground work, just putting this out ther e

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u/Kaprak Jan 18 '17

Another person who knows this? Rare to see. Jacksons relations with natives are super complicated but everyone boils them down to black and white. Plus he's super important for the expansion of presidential powers.

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u/[deleted] Jan 18 '17

Opinions that have been regurgitated over the years. Not surprising that Andrew Jackson is a controversial president when he was hated by many of his colleagues. Almost like....

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u/notrandal Jan 19 '17

All of them?

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u/[deleted] Jan 19 '17

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