Jesse has left the building
Reverend Jesse Jackson (Photo: AFP)
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February 18, 2026

Jesse has left the building

Dear Editor,

Today, when men tremble in figuratively emitting their blood for racial equality, dignity, equal rights and justice, Jesse Jackson was prepared to literally pour it forth.

Today, when men conceal the virtue of their hearts and minds out of fear, Jesse Jackson fearlessly gave his heart and intellect to the cause of humanity.

His voice decried the atrocities of history and the present and heralded a future that should never go backwards, but forward and upward with instructive lessons of the past.

 

Christopher L Samuda

christopher.samuda@yahoo.com

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