Actually, neither Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton have earned the title “rev.”. Neither has finished divinity school, nor had a church or congregation. Al was “ordained” by a DC preacher at age 10 and has worked to perpetuate the lie ever since. Same with Jackson. Both are professional race baiters and would not exist without stirring the racial pot. Neither is worth a mote in Man’s history.
The unmentioned part to that story is that the government made it so you could use the title “reverend” by filing for a ‘permit’ and paying a ‘fee’, and that gave you access to certain loopholes on income/property taxation.