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Many in the liberal media considered Helms to be a racist in part due to his antics and standing against racial quotas and other affirmative action programs and secondly for his opposition to many African American appointees for federal office<ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic2</ref>. Mr. Helms answered this charge in his biography and on his site. He stood up for qualified African American conservative candidates in the jobs for which they were qualified. He opposed liberal and unqualified African America in the posts for which they were unqualified. Mr. Helms supported candidates such as Claude Allen, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice and other conservative black candidates for the positions in which they were qualified and appointed <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic5</ref>.
Many in the liberal media considered Helms to be a racist in part due to his antics and standing against racial quotas and other affirmative action programs and secondly for his opposition to many African American appointees for federal office<ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic2</ref>. Mr. Helms answered this charge in his biography and on his site. He stood up for qualified African American conservative candidates in the jobs for which they were qualified. He opposed liberal and unqualified African America in the posts for which they were unqualified. Mr. Helms supported candidates such as Claude Allen, Clarence Thomas, Colin Powell, and Condoleezza Rice and other conservative black candidates for the positions in which they were qualified and appointed <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org/jessehelms/fictionortruth.asp#fic5</ref>.
== Humanitarian ==
Jesse Helms continued to work on his humanitarian causes after leaving office until he became incapacitated. Since then others continue his work in his name. His approach encourages individual and organization charity rather than government intervention. <ref>http://www.jessehelmscenter.org</ref>
== Summary ==
== Summary ==