Rev Jesse Jackson Sr
@RevJJackson
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The Official twitter account for the Rev Jesse L.Jackson, Sr., proponent of civil rights. https://t.co/Yefkxbi6K2
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Here’s that moment from Tennessee State Rep. Justin Pearson during his state’s roll call #DNC:
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"Abroad, we must end this horrific war in Gaza, bring home the hostages & demand an immediate ceasefire. At home, we must take on Big Pharma, Big Oil, Big Ag, Big Tech & all the corporate monopolists whose greed is denying progress for working people." - Bernie Sanders #DNC
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“Who’s gonna tell him the job he is currently seeking might just be one of those Black jobs?” - Michelle Obama
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“We don’t need four more years of bluster and chaos. We’ve seen that movie – and we all know that the sequel’s usually worse,” says former President Obama of former President Trump.
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On this day in 1619, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to a Virginia colony on the James River. They sold some enslaved people for food and sold others to white enslavers in Jamestown.
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On this day, traffickers brought the first enslaved Africans to Jamestown, Virginia.
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Mayor Brandon Johnson stresses Chicago’s Black history in opening-night DNC speech https://t.co/djkdo9Uwn7
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Mayor Johnson opened his speech by declaring Chicago “the greatest city in the world” and shouting out its long roster of Black and female trailblazers over the decades.
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Excited to speak at the @demconvention in Chicago as we honor @RevJJackson and showcase Black political power this week. #NAACPatDNC
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I say and do “Keep Hope Alive” in my civil rights work all the time, thanks to this civil rights icon @RevJJackson. We are all indebted to Reverend Jackson for his vision, commitment to civil rights & hope for all these years. ❤️❤️❤️
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“Let us be crystal clear: there would not have been, in my view, a Barack Obama in 2008 w/out Jesse Jackson. There would not have been a VP Kamala Harris in 2020 w/out Jesse Jackson, and there would not have been a President Kamala Harris w/out Jesse Jackson.” — @BernieSanders
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Jesse Jackson honored at the DNC tonight in his longtime home city. I wrote my undergraduate thesis about his 1988 presidential campaign/
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DNC pays tribute to Rev. Jesse Jackson. A lifetime of service. The emotion in the room is palpable. #DNC #DNCConvention2024 #DemocraticConvention
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Reverend Jesse Jackson returning to his spiritual home. What a rousing return it was. #DemConvention #Chicago
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This is a great montage clip. I’m glad they made time to honor Jesse Jackson. #DNCConvention2024
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Jesse Jackson at the Democratic National Convention.
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On the eve of the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Bernie Sanders hailed the Rev. Jesse Jackson at a gathering sponsored by The Nation and Rainbow/PUSH to honor the historic legacy of Jackson’s 1984 and 1988 campaigns. (Credit: Victor Hilitski/For the Sun-Times)
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Jesse Jackson is a national hero and this is very nice to see.
Forty years after he ran for president and electrified the nation with his “Keep Hope Alive” speech, the Rev. Jesse Jackson makes a surprise appearance at the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Jesse Jackson, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2015, received a warm welcome from the DNC delegates on night one of their convention but did not speak.
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Interesting tribute video to Jesse Jackson, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Shirley Chisholm as trailblazers for Harris. And now Jackson is on stage getting a standing ovation.
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