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APRIL 23, 2001

American Indians in North Carolina hsve increased opposition to the "Andrew Jackson" highway, gaining the support of politicians in seeking to rename it.

Two state lawmakers, a North Carolina Congressman, and local governments have joined the movement to rename at least some parts of the highway. The state Board of Transportation will consider a request to remove Jackson signs in Robeson County this spring.

President Jackon is synonymous with removal, a policy he architected which forced tribes in the East to move to Indian Territory. Indian activists in the state consider it an insult to have a highway named after the man who forced the Cherokee and other nations to walk the Trail of Tears.

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Indians: U.S. 74's name an insult (The Charlotte Observer 4/20)