Tjhe President if going to El Paso where he is unwanted by many Latinos. Jessie Benton was the first progressive woman in America and worked to makes changes that are in jeopardy today.
Oregon State University is forbidden to use this, or any history relating to the history of the Benton Family!
Millions of liberal Democrats have a Confederate in their family tree, and do not hold racist views. Jessie Benton-Fremont said she was snubbed by most of the folks in her family tree when she announced she was an Abolitionist.
I suspect Ed Ray was going to render some kind of mural honoring his native people and his historians inside Benton Hall. Jessie Benton backed Gutzon Borglum in many of his creative endeavors, including Mount Rushmoore.
John Presco
Artistic Development of Gutzon Borglum
The greatest artist to come out of Nebraska – by far – is Gutzon Borglum, who created Mount Rushmore. Gutzon and his family lived in Omaha and Fremont City. When they moved to Los Angeles, my kindred, Jessie Benton-Fremont, became his…
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