I have seen at least three local media organizations today running articles about the death of Jesse Jackson. Each breathlessly reminded readers that he was a NC A&T graduate.
I don’t think this is anything to celebrate. Jackson’s life was thoroughly dishonorable.
Consider the following:
- He engaged in a four-year extramarital affair. He cheated on his wife for years.
- He was a socialist.
- Racial identity politics was his schtick.
- His organization would shake down corporations for money with the not-so-implicit threat they would be stigmatized prominently if they failed to comply.
- He was initially pro-life, but then flip-flopped and became pro-abortion.
The local media organizations will not tell the full story. They are too busy celebrating the fact that he went to A&T; but ignore the fact that he was a fake “reverend” who did terrible things.
Jackson participated in the early 1960’s race riots in Greensboro and was jailed for it.
He practiced racial extortion and banked millions from it.
I lived in Greensboro and saw it firsthand.
No admiration from me.
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the Muslim terrorist who engineered the 9/11 attacks, was also an A&T graduate.
I also say today that Jesse Jackson was involved in gang activities in Chicago during his early years, Jaycee. Racial extortion is a great description of his approach. I didn’t know about his participation in race riots here and being put in jail because of it. Somehow, I doubt the local media will be emphasizing these parts of the story.
YUP.. THE MEDIA’S SILENCE WILL BE DEAFENING ABOUT THE ‘BAD’ JESSE.
Fred, I remember hearing about the fact that, when he worked at a restaurant as a young man, he would spit in the food of white customers. Regardless of what the politicians say about him, he was pretty awful.