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Operation Breadbasket: How a 1966 economic boycott plan became Jesse Jackson’s signature program

Mabinty Quarshie, USA TODAY Comments Off on Operation Breadbasket: How a 1966 economic boycott plan became Jesse Jackson’s signature program

The civil rights initiative that got businesses to invest in the Black community also gave Jackson a platform for his rise to national prominence.

      
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