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To rob the Negro of his reputation of thinking through a problem in his own fashion is about the same as trying to pretend that he doesn't have a natural instinct for rhythm and for singing and dancing.

Jesse Helms

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Jesse Helms
Age: 86 †
Born: 1921
Born: October 18
Died: 2008
Died: July 4
Banker
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Former United States Senator
Journalist
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Politician
Monroe
North Carolina
Jesse Alexander Helms
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