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[[caption]] Mrs. Judy Jackson accepting Freedom Medal and Placque [plaque] from Rev. Ron Reagan's representative, Mr. Harper. [[/caption]]

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[[caption]] Rev. Jesse Jackson, Ms. Lavonia Perryman-Fairfax, Dr. Virginia H. Howard, Rev. Ernest Gibson. [[/caption]]

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[[captions]] Brenda Jackson
Mrs. Alice T. Davis. [[/captions]]

[[image]] Keynote Speaker—The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Mayor Marion S. Barry, Mrs. Judy Jackson. [[/caption]]

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projects. "He gave a great deal of counseling on how we could better reach out to the black community. He gave particular advice on minority business, which will be reflected in the president's forthcoming statement on minority business."

In addition to the late Washington attorney, the dinner also honored Alice T. Davis, the acting executive director of the Howard Medical Alumni Association, and the Rev. Ernest Gibson, president of the Council of Churches of Greater Washington.

During the evening several Washington gospel choirs performed. Among the guests were Jeffrey Cohen, the chairman of the National Bank of Commerce; Samuel Foggie, president of the United National Bank of Washington; Thomas Owens, president of Perpetual American Savings and Loan; Ernest Green, former assistant secretary of labor under President Carter; Mayor Marion Barry; and Thomas Johnson, the grand master of the Prince Hall Masons.

The focus on corporate America was enthusiastically embraced by Rev. Edward Hailes Sr., president of the local NAACP. But, he added, he couldn't pinpoint any Washington corporations they planned to pressure until the national NAACP's annual meeting. Rev. Jerry Moore, a D.C City Council member and president of the local PUSH chapter, said that chapter has targeted several corporations, and "if our letters and our meeting don't work, then we will set up pickets in front of high-volume stores."

Looking at Washington, Jesse Jackson quoted statistics about the Burger King fast-food franchise. "There are 3,100 Burger Kings; blacks are 35 percent of their consumers. There are 39 black-owned franchises in the country and only one black-owned Burger King in Washington... We think that's corporate rape."

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