Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson
Jesse Louis Jackson, Sr.is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, and politician. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He is the founder of the organizations that merged to form Rainbow/PUSH. Former U.S. Representative Jesse Jackson, Jr. is his eldest son. Jackson was also the host of Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionCivil Rights Leader
Date of Birth8 October 1941
CountryUnited States of America
Why are there no African Americans in that circle? ... How can blacks be left out of the leadership and trapped into the suffering?
Why are there no African Americans in that circle?
We've cut too much sugar cane, we've picked too much cotton, we've died too young, ... Don't give up now. It's dark, I know. But morning is coming.
The good news is, she is a tough person and she is going to survive this.
Face it, he is embarrassed by whatever happened, however one defines inappropriate, and Hillary's had to face the humiliation of it all, ... and their marriage will survive this.
Faith lifted him above fear. The enemy can't lock up faith. The enemy can't bury faith. The enemy can't steal faith. When it's dark, you fight fate with faith.
The governor does not stand to gain from this matter being delayed. I've met with governors who are hostile and defensive and demagogic. He was none of that.
Never look down on anybody unless you're helping them up.
First of all, Jessica Lynch deserves all the treatment that she is getting. She was a victim of Iraq, and the Army built around her this caricature of American bravado. They said she was shot and stabbed and shot to the last bullet, and she did not say that, and that did not happen. But they sought to use her as a propaganda tool for American bravado.
It's not enough to vote for a democracy, ... Democracy requires vigilance. Democracy requires patience.
A Call to Protect and Democratize U.S. Elections: A Panel Presentation on the challenges to American elections.
I want the conflict to be resolved so Libya can continue on its path to world leadership
The agreement will involve a commitment over a three- to five-year period for more employment, a commitment to end a hostile work environment for women as well as economic development in terms of car dealerships and use of professional services.
It must be unequivocally clear that such a heinous act is not desirable nor designed nor planned. We must use power to reduce tensions, reduce the rhetoric of our threats.