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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsJesse Jackson Likens Latinos Building Border Wall To Black People Building Slave Ships
Thats choosing dollars over dignity.By Carolina Moreno
The Rev. Jesse Jackson had a powerful analogy Wednesday on the topic of Latinos who might aid in the construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Jackson spoke with UNICEFs Claudia González Romo during the annual Hispanicize conference, which brings together Latino media and marketing influencers, in Miami. During their fireside conversation, the reverend and civil rights activist commented on how the Latino community should fight back against the Trump administration.
While discussing the need for solidarity among Latinos and communities of color, according NBC, Jackson likened the idea of Latinos helping build President Donald Trumps planned border wall to blacks building slave ships.
He specifically criticized the dozens of Latino-owned firms that submitted proposals to the Department of Homeland Security to build the first stage of the wall.
If they were going to build slave ships to take blacks back to Africa, I hope blacks would not try to get the contracts to build the slave ships, Jackson said, according to USA Today.
Read More:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/jesse-jackson-likens-latinos-building-border-wall-to-black-people-building-slave-ships_us_58e66ce8e4b0773c0d3edb5e
A powerful analogy.
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Jesse Jackson Likens Latinos Building Border Wall To Black People Building Slave Ships (Original Post)
sheshe2
Apr 2017
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dalton99a
(81,434 posts)1. Kick.
VOX
(22,976 posts)2. Or a condemned man digging his own grave.
Kind of the ultimate betrayal from the "inside.".
UTUSN
(70,674 posts)3. K&R for, *exactly*. n/t