Rev. Jesse Jackson says Biden was on 'the wrong side of history' with busing

[DonViejo]

By RISHIKA DUGYALA 06/28/2019 11:19 AM EDT

The Rev. Jesse Jackson knocked Joe Biden for his past views on busing, saying the former vice president used to be on "the wrong side of history."

Ahead of Biden's Friday afternoon appearance at the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, Jackson said on CNN that he would press the Democratic frontrunner on his positions and defense of states' rights when it comes to civil rights.

The heightened scrutiny of Biden's stance on busing comes after the second round of debates Thursday night, when California Sen. Kamala Harris hit him on his record, referring to her own experience as a child bused to a better school.

As a senator in the 1970s, Biden stood against federally mandated busing as the best way to integrate schools. In the debate, he reiterated: “I did not oppose busing in America. What I opposed is busing ordered by the Department of Education.” Biden had also recently talked to wealthy donors about finding common ground to work with known segregationists in the Senate.

"I don't know why he took that side of history, but I think he's changed," Jackson said. "The oldest show of dismissing, of being insensitive of the need to heal, exalting Clarence Thomas was a big mistake."

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[SouthernProgressive]

1. Jackson is one of my favorite persons of all time.

I love the guy.

Still have Biden as my number two.