Balancing Act: Illinois Holocaust Museum sends trunk of books to NFL player DeSean Jackson after anti-Semitic posts. 'From these bad incidents can come good things.
by Heidi Stevens, Chicago Tribune
Jul 16, 2020
3 minutes
The Illinois Holocaust Museum and Education Center staff has been following the DeSean Jackson story closely.
Jackson, a wide receiver for the Philadelphia Eagles, apologized last week for sharing anti-Semitic posts on Instagram. He had posted quotes attributed to Adolf Hitler and Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, some of which accused "white Jews" of having a "plan for world domination."
After removing the posts, Jackson posted a video apology on Instagram: "My post
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