Arab American advocates eulogise Jackson as a civil rights giant who embraced their communities and defended Palestine.
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Washington, DC – More than 40 years ago, United States civil rights leader Jesse Jackson called on the Democratic Party to open its doors and welcome “the desperate, the damned, the disinherited, the disrespected and the despised”.
This included Arab Americans and Palestinian rights supporters, who have suffered from decades of racism, demonisation and marginalisation.
