To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing.Jesse Helms quotes on life and politics [AP]
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Jesse Helms leaves the planet.
Posted: July 4th, 2008, 9:40pm CDT by Xeni Jardin
US Senator Jesse Helms died today. Here were his words in 1956, responding to criticism that a fictional black character in his newspaper column was racist: