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The color problem in early national America as viewed by John Adams, Jefferson and Jackson

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  • "The study revealed striking differences among the three men in the nature and intensity of their views toward the Negro and the Indian and the problems they represented. Adams displayed no great interest in the color problem, though personally opposed to slavery; Jefferson expressed concern for the Negro slave and the Indian warrior and a desire to lighten their burdens; Jackson illustrated a wholly pragmatic attitude in his dealings with both races. Despite these differences in their personal views, however, their public statements and policies were essentially the same. Governed by a desire to assure national unity and guided by public opinion, they attempted to discourage the entry of slavery into national deliberations. The same motives led them to inaugurate policies which resulted in the removal of the Indians from lands desired by the whites."
  • "The study also revealed that our modern public attitudes toward the physical characteristics of both the Indian and the Negro are in many respects carryovers of those expressed during the early years of our national existence. The investigation of the textbooks has led to the conclusion that some of the most significant early events in the history of the color problem are often ignored, depriving the student of a clear understanding of later developments."
  • "In compiling data for the study, primary reliance has been placed upon the published collected writings of the three Presidents. In addition, biographical works, legislative records, local histories, monographs concerned with the Negro and the Indian, administrative histories and periodicals have been utilized. Ten widely used college and high school survey texts of United States history were examined to provide more concrete evidence about racial attitudes during the formative years of our nation as portrayed for the student."
  • "This project has been devoted to an investigation of the Negro and Indian problems in the formative period of our nation as revealed in the thoughts and deeds of three outstanding political figures who rose to the office of the President. The choice of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson has been based upon the desire to study the ideas of men who are clearly recognized as leaders of political movements, as well as being patriots, and to include individuals who are historically associated with each of the major sections of the nation as well as with the nation as a whole. The choice of men who achieved the Presidency presented an opportunity to observe the shaping of national policy where the Negro and Indian were concerned and an indication of the relationship between the personal views of these Presidents and the policies they advocated."

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