scurge of american indians, cleared the way for white settlers. jackson has hosted one of the most fascinating political experiments over the last eight months, since this man was elected mayor, an unabashed radical black nationalist, who once supported reparations for slavery. and an independently black government in the southeastern united states he defineded high profile clients, including tupac shakur. one of his most widely heralded victories was for the scott sisters. armed robbery they yielded $11 and sentenced to life in prison. the actual robbers testified as part of a plea deal. in 2011 after 16er years in prison, he convinced the governor to suspend their sentences and release them. in january, he convinced the residents of jackson to vote in a 1% sales tax to support the crumbling infrastructure.