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The Numinous Negro - His importance in our lives; why he is fading.

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| August 20, 2001 | Brookhiser, Richard | COPYRIGHT 2001 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Earlier this year, Al Sharpton led an abortive putsch against Jesse Jackson, though its significance was greater than he, or Jackson, suspected, for it involved someone more important than either man. Both Sharpton and Jackson know this person well. So do you; so does everybody. He is the Numinous Negro.

Jackson had been embarrassed by the disclosure of his mistress and their illegitimate child. Suddenly, the Reverend stood revealed as a hypocrite, and his political effectiveness was hampered.

Sharpton made his opening move in April, on a trip to buy the freedom of black Christian slaves in Sudan. "I think it's outrageous," Sharpton said, "that no ...

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