"[Civil rights activist Jesse] Jackson’s presence on that call wasn’t as a technologist.
What he brought was something absolutely crucial to the case for change: the weight of history, the reminder that every incremental gain was earned through struggle, and the insistence that measurable progress, however imperfect, beats performative concern."
https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/jesse-jacksons-legacy-on-civil-rights-and-technology/
