The Worst Moments in American History

From slavery to 9/11, the American experiment has been rocked by tragedies and injustices, some self-inflicted, others perpetuated upon us.

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Establishment of slavery and Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)Some respondents focused on the original sin of the slave trade, others on the infamous Supreme Court decision that called enslaved people property, but they were all saying the same thing: Slavery, while not a single “moment,” was our greatest shame.

Indian removal/Trail of TearsThe forced removal and ethnic cleansing of some 60,000 Native Americans. Wrote one survivor: “Many days pass, and people die very much.” It was led by Andrew Jackson. Whose portrait now hangs in Donald........

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