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OAKLAND,CAUF. -
the ev. Je Jac n 0
anno ced Sunday th t he wiD run fOJ
the Democratic pre' ntial nomination,
they e reaDy about bether
this country . dy for a B pre-
dential candidate. Or; for
Uly candidate ho' not
Christian male.
The que ion reminds u of the d -
ructive depth of ra .
life. 0 one in the B community
can e pe the ter of racism, regard­
ofachi emen or pert' •
Tho ho que tion ther Blac
o Id run for pre . en forget that all
American citizen irre t� of ethni ..
city, a cmc re n 'biliiy to p i­
cip e in � the political process, That
many talented and trained B1ac Ameri­
cans e eel . ju one more reason hy
th que 'on of th ppropriaten of
aBc pre 'dential candidate y
mo e bout pr iudiced misconception
than it doe bout politic .
Bl c cro the n tion run b
for the omiDation? I 't he intelligent
enough? I 't he healthy enough? I t
he old enough? On hat grounds shaD
e reject him?
I moral le der, J ckson i forcing
the American peop to 100 t en
nation' soul. He has called natio
attention to the ay Americans er
en busin d f ctorie y off
or e to relocate in foreign countrie
here th labor i cheap, then return to
America to 11 t ir produc inflated
pri '" The economic licen giv to
multi tiona} corporation allo them
to betray democratic principl abro d
and to make life le hwn for th
Americanm
a moral I der, Jac n h no
del ions bout tb Sovi t Union.
is re . ic bout the need for
national defense. J c n only
this n tion that t ultimate curity
. not in our ability to kill but in our
ability ·to nurture life, e y
our children and our elderly .
Contrary to popular opinion, thi .
to
colleg , b' They are judge in
the n non's highe courts, Th y or
. nti, 'ten, military officer
d enlisted men, eco omist , archi­
tects, politicians, c erg)' and community
organizers. Yet still they are dehumaniz­
ed with the inane question: ould a
B run for the presidency?
A for ether Jackson
't hi ha expe-
rience in 't h
helped to hieve co rueti e change
in . ety ithout violence and with
much ere tivity? Ha't he upheld
democr tic value'? Ha 't he demon-
rated coura e - and con ency in
pport of the principles that h pro­
claim ? Are there candidat among
the Democrats ho can match him in
charisma and communication?
Ye , there are B c leade ho are
not pro-J ckson. But did all Republi-
can ree in 1980 that an actor
their party' candidate?
t more ould J ck.son do to
prove that he is a orthy candidate