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 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 ...

Voters will once again decide the fate of two statues of U.S. President Andrew Jackson outside the Kansas City and Independence courthouses after legislators took steps this week to resume efforts to ...

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 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON — Four men are charged in federal court for allegedly trying to tear down the Andrew Jackson statue in Lafayette Square last Monday. These men are Lee Michael Cantrell, 47, of Virginia; ...

Four men have been charged with destruction of federal property for allegedly trying to topple the statue of Andrew Jackson in Lafayette Square, the Department of Justice announced Saturday. The men ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...