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| Text on Button | SAVIOURS' DAY JACKSON for PRESIDENT 1984 CONVENTION I.B. |
| Image Description | Photograph of Jesse Jackson smiling and holding clasped hands up with a woman while a man smiles and looks on. |
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| Additional Information | Saviour's Day is a holiday celebrated by the Nation of Islam, an African American political and religious movement, honoring the birth of their founder, Wallace Fard Muhammad. In 1984, over 12,000 people convened in Chicago, Illinois to celebrate; the event is also remembered for Minister Farrakhan's publicly supporting Reverend Jesse Jackson's decision to run for president, despite controversy among members of the Jewish community. |
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FCN Publishing. (2018). Saviour's day: A timeline and brief history. Retrieved from http://www.finalcall.com/artman/publish/Perspectives_1/Saviours_Day_A_T… |
| Catalog ID | EV0450 |