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Resident urges council to honor Jesse Jackson and other Black leaders with monument
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Summary
Clarence Thornton told council during public comment that Reverend Jesse Jackson and other African American leaders deserve formal recognition with a monument, urging the city to act on promises made years earlier.
During the public-comment period, Clarence Thornton addressed council to press for recognition of Reverend Jesse Jackson and other African American leaders. Thornton recounted historical contributions — marches, efforts to open the library and labor-equality actions — and asked the city to follow through on promises to honor those leaders with monuments or public naming.
Thornton said it has been years since a promise was made and called the failure to act a continuing omission: “Reverend Jesse Jackson deserves the recognition he so truthfully and rightfully deserve,” he said, urging the council to "get busy" and keep the promise to honor local civil-rights contributions.
The comment came after council completed agenda business; no formal action on monuments was taken at this meeting, and Thornton’s remarks were recorded as part of public comment for council consideration.
