During the War of 1812, Jackson became a hero for helping to defeat the British Army in the Battle of New Orleans in 1815. But he was also a slave owner, owning a plantation in Coahoma County along ...

A future roundabout in Jackson could soon become home to a statue of the city’s namesake. Ward 4 Alderman Steve Stroder proposed commissioning a statue of Andrew Jackson during a special session ...

A new federal lawsuit seeking to block the removal of monuments to Confederate officials in New Orleans argues that the city unfairly discriminated against a Tulane University professor by not ...

WASHINGTON -- Anti-racism protesters tried to pull down a monument of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in a park near the White House on Monday night before police ...

Protesters tried to tear down a statue of Andrew Jackson in a park near the White House Monday night but were met with officers in riot gear who used pepper spray against them. Demonstrators were able ...

Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property after allegedly attempting to tear down a statue of US President Andrew Jackson near the White House last week, per a statement from the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Protesters tried tearing down a statue of Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, in a park near the White House on Monday, scrawling "killer scum" on its ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four men have been charged in connection with damage to a statue of President Andrew Jackson during protests near the White House, the U.S. Justice Department said on Saturday.

Back in 2020, the Jackson City Council voted to remove the statue of seventh president Andrew Jackson outside of City Hall. Yet it still stands. The seventh president is a controversial figure in ...