The city council in a Mississippi city named after Andrew Jackson votes to move a statue of the former U.S. president from the city's downtown to a less prominent place. Jackson owned enslaved people and oversaw the forced migration of Native Americans.
FILE - This June 10, 1999, file photograph shows the bronze statue of Andrew Jackson in front of Jackson, Miss., City Hall. The City Council voted 5-1, Tuesday, July 7, 2020, to relocate the bronze figure in a less prominent spot. It's the latest of many changes in the United States as people reconsider monuments to historical figures with connections to slavery and racism.
JACKSON, Miss. — A Mississippi city named after former U.S. President Andrew Jackson will remove a downtown statue of him and put it in a less prominent spot.in Jackson, Mississippi, voted 5-1 Tuesday to relocate the bronze figure that has stood outside City Hall for decades. No immediate plans were made for a time or place to move the Andrew Jackson statue, which is a bit larger than life and shows him standing in a military uniform. The statue was made in 1968 and dedicated in 1972. City Councilwoman Virgi Lindsay said it could go to a museum.Councilman Kenneth Stokes proposed removing the statue, saying the city is showing leadership by making the change. The only dissenting vote came from the council’s lone Republican, Ashby Foote.
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