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JESSE JACKSON'S MAGIC DESERTS HIM IN CHICAGO HE ANTAGONIZED BOTH BLACKS AND WHITES AND, WHEN HIS MAYORAL CHOICE LOST BADLY, SHOWED LITTLE GRACE IN DEFEAT
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CHICAGO - As Rev. Jesse L. Jackson often reminded his followers,
election day in Chicago last week was the 21st anniversary of Rev.
Martin Luther King's assassination, and after the votes were
counted, Jackson assumed the mantle of a new martyr, with plenty of
piety but little grace.
With City Hall lost and his candidates rejected, Jackson
complained that he had been slighted and insulted by the white
political leadership that regained power. Actually, it was Jackson
who was instrume...
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