The Rev. Jesse Jackson preaches a sermon in tribute to Martin Luther King Jr., at Riverside Church Sunday, Jan. 14, 2000, in New York. The Revs. Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson held a press conference to denounce the nominations of Christine Todd Whitman an
LOS ANGELES – Chanting "One, two, three, four – Jesse Jackson, there's the door!" a group of black and Latino protesters marked Martin Luther King Day by demonstrating in front of Jackson's L.A. office.
Organizers of the event, billed as the second annual National Day of Repudiation of Jesse Jackson, said they wanted to show blacks and the rest of the country that Jesse Jackson is a "profiteer" who makes money from exacerbating racial tensions in America.
The demonstration was organized by Brotherhood Organization of a New Destiny (B.O.N.D.). The group's president and founder, the Rev. Jesse Lee Peterson, says he will continue to hold this event annually until "Jesse Jackson repents of his wrongs."
In the press release announcing the repudiation demonstration Monday, Peterson described Jackson as out of control.
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