Andrew Jackson
Kasi Lemmons’ biopic of Harriet Tubman, starring Cynthia Erivo as the titular freedom fighter, embodies her undying spirit, writes Cassie da Costa.
Since Andrew Jackson added two cronies to create the now hallowed nine-Justice court, it’s almost always served as a reactionary instrument against workers and the popular will.
Of course Trump prefers Andrew Jackson. But this episode forces contemplation of the worst possibility of all: Trump himself on our currency.
Spoiler: It’s because Trump doesn’t respect black women and instead goes out of his way to insult them when he can.
‘There are a lot of Americans who adhere to the myth they have a Cherokee grandmother because that in part absolves the guilt that we’re on stolen land.’
The treasury secretary has punted on replacing Andrew Jackson with Harriet Tubman. If he knows about the history of our currency, it shouldn’t be a close call at all.
President Trump’s revisionist, Andrew Jackson-related history can be traced to none other than Steve Bannon.