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'''George Nicholas Sanders''' (February 22, 1812 – August 13, 1873) was a leading [[activist]] for the radical-[[liberal]] flank of the [[Democratic Party]] in the mid–[[19th century]] known for spearheading the "Young America" movement advocating [[Manifest Destiny]], [[free trade]], [[white supremacy]], and various proto-[[progressive]] reforms in accordance with [[Jacksonian Democracy|Jacksonian]] tradition. American history textbooks, however, mention next-to-nothing about his role as an entrenched Democratic leader.

'''George Nicholas Sanders''' (February 22, 1812 – August 13, 1873) was a leading [[activist]] for the radical-[[liberal]] flank of the [[Democratic Party]] in the mid–[[19th century]] known for spearheading the "Young America" movement<ref>July 20, 1998. [https://www.britannica.com/money/topic/Young-America-Movement Young America Movement]. ''Britannica''. Retrieved September 28, 2023.</ref> advocating [[Manifest Destiny]], [[free trade]], [[white supremacy]],<ref name=treasoninamerica,ch.12>Chaitkin, Anton (1984). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Treason_In_America/dgmDCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=george+sanders+this+continent+is+for+white+people&pg=PT114&printsec=frontcover Treason in America: From Aaron Burr To Averell Harriman], ch. 12. ''Google Books''. Retrieved September 28, 2023.</ref> and various proto-[[progressive]] reforms in accordance with [[Jacksonian Democracy|Jacksonian]] tradition. American history textbooks, however, mention next-to-nothing about his role as an entrenched Democratic leader.

Sanders was known for acting as a proxy agent between Democratic president [[Franklin Pierce]] and Italian radicalist leader [[Giuseppe Mazzini]], facilitating deep-seated political schemes between the interests of the white supremacist Democrats in the U.S. and European revolutionary efforts to overthrow governments.

Sanders was known for acting as a proxy agent between Democratic president [[Franklin Pierce]] and Italian radicalist leader [[Giuseppe Mazzini]], facilitating deep-seated political schemes between the interests of the white supremacist Democrats in the U.S. and European revolutionary efforts to overthrow governments.

The wing of the national Democratic Party Sanders represented was an insurgent branch of progressive Jacksonianism denouncing the "old fogey" faction<ref name=papers>Bickel, Richard; Krowl, Michelle. [http://rs5.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2012/ms012053.pdf George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved September 28, 2023.</ref> led by the aging [[Lewis Cass]]. Historian Merle Curti described the movement as "a crusade for European [[republicanism]] would divert attention from sectional controversies, open European markets to American surplus, and fulfill the American mission of furthering the cause of democracy and freedom throughout the world."<ref name=papers/>

The wing of the national Democratic Party Sanders represented was an insurgent branch of progressive Jacksonianism denouncing the "old fogey" faction<ref name=papers>Bickel, Richard; Krowl, Michelle. [http://rs5.loc.gov/service/mss/eadxmlmss/eadpdfmss/2012/ms012053.pdf George Nicholas Sanders Family Papers]. ''Library of Congress''. Retrieved September 28, 2023.</ref> led by the aging [[Lewis Cass]]. Historian Merle Curti described the movement as "a crusade for European [[republicanism]] would divert attention from sectional controversies, open European markets to American surplus, and fulfill the American mission of furthering the cause of democracy and freedom throughout the world."<ref name=papers/>

He told Democrats in 1852:<ref name=treasoninamerica,ch.12>Chaitkin, Anton (1984). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Treason_In_America/dgmDCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=george+sanders+this+continent+is+for+white+people&pg=PT114&printsec=frontcover Treason in America: From Aaron Burr To Averell Harriman], ch. 12. ''Google Books''. Retrieved September 28, 2023.</ref>

He told Democrats in 1852:<ref name=treasoninamerica,ch.12/>

{{cquote|This continent is for white people, and not only the continent, but the islands adjacent, and the negro must be kept in slavery at [[Cuba]] and <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Haiti]]], under white republican masters.|||George Sanders, ''Democratic Review'', 1952}}

{{cquote|This continent is for white people, and not only the continent, but the islands adjacent, and the negro must be kept in slavery at [[Cuba]] and <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[Haiti]]], under white republican masters.|||George Sanders, ''Democratic Review'', 1952}}