Andrew Jackson, from his childhood, bore on his face the scar from a British officers saber. I believe he’d come to the defense of his older brother. He developed a lifelong hatred for the British. When the British returned to “their colonies” to wrap up the pesky matter of the course colonial ruffians revolt, they ran smack dab into a now grown up Andrew Jackson. If it hadn’t been for his stand at the Battle Of New Orleans (and his vow that no Brit “would spend a night on American soil”) we would probably still have slavery in this land. He was also a duelist. If the BLM folk would like to remove the statue to their new American African American American Museum in DC, I support the motion.
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The Battle of New Orleans, won by Jackson in 1815, is a little-understood turning point of American history.
That is because one of America’s greatest geopolitical strengths is our UNIQUE navigable river system all the way into the heartland—transporting massive amounts of goods, both agricultural and manufactured. No other country has been blessed with this priceless transportation asset.
The key to this is the Port of New Orleans. If the British had captured New Orleans in 1815, we would be living in an entirely different world today.
“...their new African American museum in DC...”
Funny you should mention that.
That museum was originally supposed to be in NEW ORLEANS!!
It was being planned during the administration of former Mayor Marc Morial, who preceded Ray Nagin.
Grants were applied for, donations of cash and memorabilia poured in, to the tune of a few million dollars.
Morial appointed some of his relatives to the planning committee.
The funds disappeared.
And the African American History Museum in New Orleans was cancelled.
AFAIK, nobody went to jail.
Marc Morial now resides in NYC, where he is head of the Urban League. His wife, Michelle Miller, is anchorwoman for NYC’s CBC affiliate.