[Dear Rev. Jackson, A very serious problem has developed here from the invitation to you by the NAACP to receive its humanitarian award on December 4.]
[Dear Rev. Jackson, A very serious problem has developed here from the invitation to you by the NAACP to receive its humanitarian award on December 4.]
The letter urges the Rev. Jesse Jackson not to accept the humanitarian award from the NAACP. Doing so would make a mockery of his work, according to Unity in Action. The NAACP has given (and nominated for) this award several artists who have performed repeatedly in South Africa in defiance of the cultural boycott, including Ray Charles. Also, in 1972andagain in 1975, NAACPexecutivedirectorRoy...
The letter urges the Rev. Jesse Jackson not to accept the humanitarian award from the NAACP. Doing so would make a mockery of his work, according to Unity in Action. The NAACP has given (and nominated for) this award several artists who have performed repeatedly in South Africa in defiance of the cultural boycott, including Ray Charles. Also, in 1972andagain in 1975, NAACPexecutivedirectorRoyWilkinswenttoSouthAfrica as an "honorarywhite."
