Jesse Jackson Fact Check: 'More Blacks in Jail Than College' (w/UPDATE
September 23rd, 2007 11:56 PM
In speaking about the "Jena 6" case last week, the Rev. Jesse Jackson repeated the oft-heard line that there are "more blacks in jail than college." (In addition to televised reports (CNN), his words were also reported in articles like this one and this one.)Sorry, Reverend, but the line is just not true. In fact, the Washington Post addressed this myth last month in an article about a new…
