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RecreationandParkCommission | 2018-05-10 | 4 | From: Rasheed Shabazz Exhibit 1 To: Amy Wooldridge Subject: May 10 Written Communication - Rename Jackson Park Date: Monday, May 7, 2018 3:03:23 PM Peace Amy, I wanted to share some additional information for the Commissioners and for yourself for the upcoming meeting: sources on Andrew Jackson and researching Jackson Park, as well as a clarification re: Littlejohn Park. SOURCES ON ANDREW JACKSON'S HISTORY In my previous correspondence I shared three (of a number of) factual reasons people are critical of Andrew Jackson and have called for renaming and removal of his name and monuments from public spaces. I was finally able to watch the video from last month's Commission meeting. I saw that Commissioner Tilos had concerns about the accuracy or sources of the information i shared. Alameda blogger Lauren Do also watched the video and wrote a blog post which included a few links to sources ( https://laurendo.wordpress.com/2018/04/18/marchin-on-the-trail-of- tears/). I will also share them below. (Andrew) Jackson held hundreds of African people in captivity: As you probably know, the "Hermitage" was Andrew Jackson's mansion and plantation. the official website of the Hermitage states: In all reality, slavery was the source of Andrew Jackson's wealth. The Hermitage was a 1,000 acre, self-sustaining plantation that relied completely on the labor of enslaved African American men, women, and children. They performed the hard labor that produced The Hermitage' is cash crop, cotton. The more land Andrew Jackson accrued, the more slaves he procured to work it. Thus, the Jackson family's survival was made possible by the profit garnered from the crops worked by the enslaved on a daily basis. When Andrew Jackson bought The Hermitage in 1804, he owned nine enslaved African Americans. Just 25 years later that number had swelled to over 100 through purchase and reproduction. At the time of his death in 1845, Jackson owned approximately 150 people who lived and worked on the property. Considering how many enslaved Africans may have runaway, been sold, or died while in captivity, it is reasonable to state that "Jackson held hundreds of African people in captivity." I use the language "enslaved Africans" or refer to African people as being held captivity, opposed to calling them slaves. They were human beings that were enslaved. All that said, the source is from the estate of Jackson. If there is sincere concern on the impact renaming Jackson Park in Alameda will have on his descendants: https://thehermitage.com/contact-us/ Source: Andrew Jackson's Hermitage https://thehermitage.com/learn/mansion- grounds/slavery/ | RecreationandParkCommission/2018-05-10.pdf |