In Howard Zinn\u2019s Chapter \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs\u201d we are introduced to Andrew Jackson, an American Hero\u201d \u2026 Well, reading all about what Andrew Jackson had \u2018accomplished\u2019 before becoming president scares me. How many more presidents have been considered hero\u2019s for killing off Indians? This seems to me to be an idea of \u2018being American\u2019 of course some people thought this was outrageous and yes, some people agreed that killing the Indians and pushing them out is totally the right thing to do.<\/p>\n
Wanting to know a little more about how Jackson\u2019s history is told; I looked up \u2018Andrew Jackson U.S. history\u2019. From there I found a link to www.biography.com and it states that Jackson is \u201cknown as the people\u2019s president\u201d. One thing is for sure, from what I know about Jackson from Zinn\u2019s chapter how is he a people\u2019s president\u2026 Maybe it was the white elite men who were his people. This brings up a lot of clashes with classes and gender gaps. The article also states that Jackson \u201cinstituted policies that resulted in forced migration of Native Americans\u201d (biograohy.com). The Indians still alive probably figured that if they don\u2019t get out, they have a very good chance of being killed just like the other 800.<\/p>\n
This is just another example of how history is taught in a skewed way. Maybe one day we will start writing history books and teaching history in a way that does not just idolize white males.<\/p>\n
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In Howard Zinn\u2019s Chapter \u201cAs Long as Grass Grows or Water Runs\u201d we are introduced to Andrew Jackson, an American Hero\u201d \u2026 Well, reading all…<\/p>\n