“Unmasking History’s Darkest Figures: 14 Bigots Who Shaped the World in Unexpected Ways”

"Unmasking History's Darkest Figures: 14 Bigots Who Shaped the World in Unexpected Ways"

His rule went beyond political control. His reign of terror was fueled by an extreme form of bigotry where diversity and difference were seen as threats that needed to be eliminated.

4. Andrew Jackson

Andrew Jackson DaguerrotypeAndrew Jackson Daguerrotype
Photo Credit: Mathew Benjamin Brady – Public Domain/Wiki Commons.

Andrew Jackson, the seventh president of the United States, is often lauded for his role in expanding democracy. But his legacy is also steeped in violence and bigotry, especially toward Native Americans. Jackson’s Indian Removal Act led to the Trail of Tears, where thousands of Indigenous people were forced from their lands, resulting in widespread death and suffering.

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