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Where Jesse Helms is Coming From, Washington Post Magazine, 28 October 1990.
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Guardian obit
Mother Jones article
jessehelms.com has bio covering early life section
The Root has great links to other relevant content
"Conservative icon Jesse Helms dead at 86". WRAL. 2008-07-04. Obituary.

Can someone fix the archiving?

Latest comment: 5 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This talk page includes 10-year old discussions. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:06, 21 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

The lead fails to summarize his views on race

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One of the notable aspects of Jesse Helms is his incendiary rhetoric and actions on matters related to race. Yet, the lead makes no mention of the fact that the man was a race-baiter and, in the eyes of many, a racist. Snooganssnoogans (talk) 03:08, 21 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

The Lead notes at several points his opposition to civil rights legislation....but I take it you want something beyond that. I'd make a concrete proposal (i.e. proposed direct quote) and we'll go from there.Rja13ww33 (talk) 00:35, 23 September 2020 (UTC)Reply

Why do you continue scrubbing the lead. Sources and discussion later in the article clearly show Helms was regarded by his peers as a staunch racist. I am undoing your scrubbing attempt. 2600:1702:5345:2010:75C0:9C71:334:E82B (talk) 21:27, 22 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

Read . Just flat out calling someone a racist is a issue with MOS. (Ergo your edit will be reverted.) We can certainly note his racially charged rhetoric....but how you do it is inappropriate. Rja13ww33 (talk) 00:36, 23 March 2024 (UTC)Reply

A page that knows where it met you.

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Can someone fix the archiving?

The lead fails to summarize his views on race