By Marybeth Gasman, Jesse Jackson’s passing invites reflection on both his national leadership and its origins. Before he became a presidential candidate, before the Rainbow-PUSH Coalition, and before he emerged as one of the most visible civil rights leaders of the late 20th century, Jackson’s political and moral commitments were formed and nurtured on a historically Black college campus. His experience at North Carolina A&T State University, located in Greensboro, North Carolina, illustrates the long-standing role of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) as spaces where civic responsibility, leadership, and movements take root. Jackson’s path to an HBCU was shaped by the racial issues in higher
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