Local resident reflects on passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson
Lazaro Aleman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
In the wake of the recent death of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at age 84, many people locally and across the country have been remembering and commemorating the Civil Rights icon and two-time presidential candidate.
One of these is local activist C.P. Miller, who in 2000 had the privilege of meeting and hobnobbing with Jackson in Tampa at a conference that focused on various issues related to voting rights and voter disenfranchisement.
Miller said the conference