Looking Back on Jesse Helms' Life
Sen. No, as he was often called, died Friday at the age of 86. Jesse Helms "was a real throwback," says Merle Black, a professor of southern politics at Emory University. One of a select group of politicians who helped solidify Republican control in the South, he had a loyal constituency of working-class whites in North Carolina. Black explores Helms' political gifts and weaknesses with Robert Siegel.
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