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This is the transcript of “On Indian Removal,” a message presented by President Andrew Jackson to Congress on December 6, 1830. In this address, Jackson makes the case for the policy set forth in the Indian Removal Act.
Nikole Parker (she/her) is director of Transgender Equality for Equality Florida and co-founder and director of operations for the Gender Advancement Project (GAP); she has served on the boards or advisory councils of numerous rights organizations.
Racial stereotypes and myths persist only with our continuous active consent—in the stories we teach and tell, and those we don’t. And the price we pay for this is monumental.