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APRIL 23, 2001 American Indians in North Carolina hsve increased opposition to the "Andrew Jackson" highway, gaining the support of politicians in seeking to rename it. Two state lawmakers, a North Carolina Congressman, and local governments have joined the movement to rename at least some parts of the highway. The state Board of Transportation will consider a request to remove Jackson signs in Robeson County this spring. President Jackon is synonymous with removal, a policy he architected which forced tribes in the East to move to Indian Territory. Indian activists in the state consider it an insult to have a highway named after the man who forced the Cherokee and other nations to walk the Trail of Tears. Get the Story:
Indians: U.S. 74's name an insult (The Charlotte Observer 4/20)
'Andrew Jackson' highway opposed
Facebook TwitterAPRIL 23, 2001 American Indians in North Carolina hsve increased opposition to the "Andrew Jackson" highway, gaining the support of politicians in seeking to rename it. Two state lawmakers, a North Carolina Congressman, and local governments have joined the movement to rename at least some parts of the highway. The state Board of Transportation will consider a request to remove Jackson signs in Robeson County this spring. President Jackon is synonymous with removal, a policy he architected which forced tribes in the East to move to Indian Territory. Indian activists in the state consider it an insult to have a highway named after the man who forced the Cherokee and other nations to walk the Trail of Tears. Get the Story:
Indians: U.S. 74's name an insult (The Charlotte Observer 4/20)
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