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Andrew Jackson

Former U.S. president referenced in discussions of democracy and race.

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Also known as Jackson

First appearance: i of our spiritual strivings

Andrew Jackson shows up with force in Of the Black Belt. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Historical figure who marched across the Flint River to avenge the Indian Massacre at Fort Mims, leading to the cession of Dougherty County.
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