Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. criticized the remarks his father made about presidential candidate Barack Obama.
(Ed Reinke/Associated Press/File 2004)
A clash of generations in black community
Jackson incident may reveal emerging divide
Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. criticized the remarks his father made about presidential candidate Barack Obama.
(Ed Reinke/Associated Press/File 2004)
WASHINGTON - The Rev. Jesse Jackson's offhand insult of Barack Obama last week has exposed a heated debate over whether Obama's groundbreaking presidential campaign - and his repeated challenge to the black community to straighten out its own affairs - is displacing and alienating some in Jackson's generation of black leadership, which held the government accountable for the plight of ... (Full article: 1020 words)
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