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Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama: Old Guard Civil Rights Envy and the Conundrum of Post Modern America

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Jesse Jackson and Barack Obama: Old Guard Civil Rights Envy and the Conundrum of Post Modern America

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Chicago and the Chicago political scene have long been said to be the playground of an assortment of unsavory politicians, corrupt and crooked public officials, shady hustlers and Mafioso old school gangsters (e.g. Sam Giancana, Al Capone, Bugs Moran) and their modern day prodigy (crews that go by names like Latin Kings, Vice Lords and Gangster Disciples). However, the recent comments whispered by aging Civil rights leader and longtime activist Rev. Jesse Jackson into an open microphone, to another guest on a Fox network program, to castrate presidential hopeful Barack Obama was the epitome of Windy City gangsterism.

Political Punch from ABC News Blogs about Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama

Jul 9, 2008

Political Punch from ABC News Blogs about Jesse Jackson Hammering Obama

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The Civil Rights Battle Moves from the Streets to the Internet

May 16, 2008

The Civil Rights Battle Moves from the Streets to the Internet

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As her eyes scrolled down the computer screen, the forwarded message read like a scene from a Jim Crow-era documentary. A tree that only Whites could sit under, nooses hung in a schoolyard, a Black teen facing a 22-year sentence for beating a White classmate.

Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide - New York Times

Feb 12, 2008
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Seeking Unity, Obama Feels Pull of Racial Divide - New York Times

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Enlarge This Image Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times Senator Barack Obama on Monday at a rally at the University of Maryland in College Park. His campaign has worked to strike a balance in its message as it tries to avoid being defined by race.