# Andrew Jackson — The Souls of Black Folk character guide

> Andrew Jackson in The Souls of Black Folk by W. E. B. Du Bois.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Jackson

**First appearance:** 0003-i-of-our-spiritual-strivings

## Who they are

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

## In the story

### [Of the Black Belt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_souls_of_black_folk_se/chapters/vii-of-the-black-belt)

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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