From the October 2, 2020, Examiner (Jackson County, Missouri) by Mike Genet.
Voters will decide on November 3 what to do with a pair of Andrew Jackson statues located at Jackson County Courthouse in downtown Kansas City and the Truman Courthouse in Independence. The county is also named for Andrew Jackson.
If voters vote to take them down, the statues will be moved to other buildings in the county, possibly with historical context because of Jackson's complicated legacy. He was a military hero of the War of 1812 and prevented the Southern states from seceding during his presidency.
But he was also a slave owner and responsible for the Indian Removal Act that forced Indians off of their land in what became known as the Trail of Tears.
The downtown statue was damaged in the post George Floyd riots.
This is what should be done for all statue removals. Let the people vote on what is t be done.
--Brock-Perry
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