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Originally posted by AggieSigmaNu361
i agree with you on both of these statements. Although i disagree with Rev. Jackson on some issues, i think that he is an extremely effective leader for the AfAm community.
The thing that the NA community lacks the most are these charismatic, high-profile leaders. We have our share of leaders, but none as highly visible as Rev. Jackson.
Kitso
KS 361
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Jesse Jackson is not a leader for the African American community. The media gave him that title. Rev. Jesse Jackson has been a strong component of the continuing civil rights struggles. He's one of the many American leaders who often speaks from the African American perspective.
However, he's not a "leader for the African American community," just as there is no ONE leader who is the "leader for the white community."
So, with that said, I hope I am not speaking "out-of-turn" when I say:
The Native American community DOES have a group of influential people with the ability to organize some movement. This IS occurring in the Native American community, but it remains on a smaller scale. I have seen where the Native American community is extremely fragmented based on affiliation. Affiliation aside, gathering forces will allow the Native American community to create bonds with other minority communities (the average African American, in particular, has STRONG Native American ancestry). Without "unions," movements are impossible.