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Originally posted by Honeykiss1974
Farrakhan: Mexican president was right
He says blacks don't want jobs that immigrants take
Monday, August 15, 2005; Posted: 11:36 a.m. EDT (15:36 GMT)
Although Fox was sharply criticized for his remarks by some black leaders, Farrakhan said Sunday that blacks do not want to go to farms and pick fruit because they already "picked enough cotton."
"Why are you so foolishly sensitive when somebody is telling you the truth?" he asked the crowd at Mercy Memorial Baptist Church.
He said blacks and Latinos should form an alliance to correct differences and animosity between the two communities.
Civil rights leaders, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson and the Rev. Al Sharpton, condemned the remark. Some leaders called on Fox to apologize.
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Farrakhan also said, "as long as the Mexicans don't start rapping and playing basketball, everything is cool."