Dr. King in today’s America: RNS

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It is so exciting to see Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse Jackson being excerpted in this new piece for RNS to celebrate Martin Luther King Day.

Please do read the book and order a copy for school and church libraries. It is a living historical legacy of Rev. Jackson.

REFLECTIONS ON 50 YEARS OF STRUGGLE

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This Speech was given by by Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. at the Lincoln Memorial, on Washington, DC, August 24, 2013.  Click here for the original post.  It is reposted here with permission.

What a blessing it was to have been here 50 years ago as one of the host of witnesses, excited and fresh from jail in

Obama has Worked for All Americans

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This is a repost of Rev. Jackson’s column in Chicago Sun- Times (Oct. 29, 2012).  I am reposting it here with permission.

By Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. Weekly Commentary | Chicago Sun-Times

When former Secretary of State Colin Powell endorsed Barack Obama for president, Romney campaign chair John Sununu dismissed it as just a black man standing up for one of his tribe.