Officials in Jackson County, Missouri are seeking a new referendum to remove a pair of statues of the county’s namesake, former President Andrew Jackson.
During the November 2020 election, Jackson County put the issue of whether or not to remove the statues of the former president to a ballot. About 72 percent of voters rejected the proposal, while about 28 percent favored their removal.
On Monday, the county Legislature voted 7–1 on a resolution to remove the pair of statues of Jackson that are in place outside the historic Harry S. Truman Office and Courtroom in Independence, Missouri and another outside the Jackson County Courthouse in Kansas City. The resolution calls for replacing the statues of Jackson with new statues of former President Harry Truman….