...Farrakhan attacked a black reporter who had revealed that in private conversations Jackson sometimes referred to Jews as "Hymies" and to New York City as "Hymietown," and later Farrakhan referred to Judaism as a dirty religion. Both of these events received extensive...

...proved to be short-lived. When the Washington Post reporter Milton Coleman disclosed the fact that Jackson had referred to Jews as "Hymies" and to New York City as "Hymietown," Farrakahn issued a threat: "we're going to make an example of Mr. Coleman. I'm going to stay on his...

...ancient prejudice manifested themselves. In 1983, the Reverend Jesse Jackson apologized for having referred to Jews as Hymies and to New York City as Hymietown. The Reverend Louis Farrakhan, head of the Nation of Islam, was publicly castigated when he characterized...