Jesse Jackson was a formidable man—a superb speaker … delivering much worth saying. His ideas, expanding on those of Dr. King’s, were inspiring.
But as I noted elsewhere, he - like all of us - was also an imperfect man. And I bridled at his occasional antisemitism: “Hymietown” and “Jew York City” (a moment you mentioned). That said, a man worth honoring … for his vision and humanity, two traits so missing today.
Jesse Jackson was a formidable man—a superb speaker … delivering much worth saying. His ideas, expanding on those of Dr. King’s, were inspiring.
But as I noted elsewhere, he - like all of us - was also an imperfect man. And I bridled at his occasional antisemitism: “Hymietown” and “Jew York City” (a moment you mentioned). That said, a man worth honoring … for his vision and humanity, two traits so missing today.
Indeed!