Jeese Jackson passed away at 84

[BuckFilly]

Rip

 

[Ahadi]

 

[Soldier]

RIP

 

[mson]

 

[BandOfGypsys]

Thought he was way older

I did too, he was a rough 84. Did he have an illness or stroke?

 

[Ish Gibor]

He inspired Black people all around the world. Thanks for your service, and rest in power!

 

[Big Mountain Hélà]

 

[Dillah810]

 

[Dillah810]

 

[valet]

 

[Yzak]

Wow rip, didn't see the news till now.

The whole civil rights movement was a psyop, but they were brave.

 

[kingofnyc]

I think he knew we'd never be simply viewed as "American" by many ppl.

So in order to not be labeled Black-American or Negro-American or something that further separated us from other humans, he came up with that term.

He wasn't perfect and had his flaws, but he did more than anybody today is doing.

RIP Rev. Jackson

actually he didn't come up with the term
i believe it came out in 1800’s by a WM & it was completely rejected by us

like literally our biggest, most important significant black leaders throughout history, pretty much separated themselves from the term African like Frederick Douglas , Elijah Mohammed, MLK, etc., etc.

 

[jadillac]

actually he didn't come up with the term
i believe it came out in 1800’s by a WM & it was completely rejected by us

like literally our biggest, most important significant black leaders throughout history, pretty much separated themselves from the term African like Frederick Douglas , Elijah Mohammed, MLK, etc., etc.

MLK often used the term negro when describing us. Not sure about the others referral methods. But negro was not a good term to use bc of the other N word, plus F that, we didn't come up with that term anyway.

What I'm saying is, yt ppl were simply "American", Black ppl were never going to be called American in circles where it mattered.

 

[ReturnOfJudah]

 

[kingofnyc]

MLK often used the term negro when describing us. Not sure about the others referral methods. But negro was not a good term to use bc of the other N word, plus F that, we didn't come up with that term anyway.

What I'm saying is, yt ppl were simply "American", Black ppl were never going to be called American in circles where it mattered.

well, if you believe we would never be called Americans I’m not gonna sit here and argue that

my issue is the term African and if we had to put something in front of American to describe us or identify us,

he should’ve went native black American, which Frederick Douglas brought up in the late 1800s