The Rev. Jesse Jackson Shares Peaceful Message at Moraine Elementary
Civil rights icon addresses Moraine students during visit to Northville.
Calls for peaceful conflict resolution and acceptance of others' differences rang loud and clear Tuesday for students at Moraine Elementary in Northville as the Rev. Jesse Jackson addressed students. The civil rights leader, who was a friend of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., spoke Wednesday at an assembly in the school's gymnasium, where he engaged the young students with stories about his efforts in the civil rights movement and shared his tips for becoming a leader. For the students, it was an eye-opening history lesson during Black History Month from one of the nation's most prominent public figures. "I think children living in this time don't understand what separate was like living in the '60s," Moraine Principal Dr. Denise …
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Rachael
3:30 pm on Saturday, February 16, 2013
No mention about how he told little kindergarteners on up to 5th grade about the conneticut school shooting. Or how he claimed guns kill not people or how he talked about drugs. That talk has NOTHING to do with black history or MLK. I wanted to grab my kid and leave, but instead of doing that I decided to not cause a scene and instead will NEVER allow my kid to be in an assembly like that again. … more ›