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John Byrne
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Posted: 17 February 2026 at 12:02pm | IP Logged | 1 post reply
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Brian Miller
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His reading of GREEN EGGS AND HAM on SNL was genius.
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Michael Penn
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So many of the Civil Rights leaders of the 60s were young men. Both MLK and Malcolm X, assassinated before they were 40. 

A fascinating portrait of Jesse Jackson, from the New York Times in 1987, revealing his import and complexity:

JESSE JACKSON AIMS FOR THE MAINSTREAM
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