In the Media

In a letter to The Boston Globe, Prof. Emeritus Robert B. McKersie spotlights Jesse Jackson’s legacy as a “brilliant and visionary leader.” Jackson’s program, Operation Bread Basket, “was a brilliant concept of using Black patronage of the stores as leverage to help wax companies, banks, and many others expand their businesses,” writes McKersie. “I served on the ‘attunement’ committee that ensured that the businesses lined up with the philosophy of Operation Bread Basket and were willing to share some of the proceeds from expanded business with Jackson and his organization.”