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Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke about the status of racial conflict in the United States. Topics included the state of the Civil Rights Movement, human rights, issues of social justice in the U…

Members of Congress reacted to President Bush’s State of the Union address. “Shadow senator” Jesse Jackson also was interviewed.

Reverend Jesse Jackson announced his decision not to seek the 1992 Democratic nomination for president. The announcement followed a series of meetings at a Washington, DC hotel with supporte…

Public Citizen, a lobbying and research organization founded by Ralph Nader, held its twentieth anniversary conference in Washington, D.C. The group is concerned with public health, safety, …

Washington, DC’s “shadow senator” Jesse Jackson spoke to the annual conference of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO on current national issues, including civil rights, health insurance, and economic…

Rev. Jackson, former presidential candidate and president of the Rainbow Coalition, spoke to the Democratic National Committee on the changing face of the Democratic Party. He spoke about wh…

The Reverend Jesse Jackson spoke about the current state of minorities in America in a speech during the 1991 Annual Convention of the NAACP.

The Texas Young Lawyers Association sponsored a debate on civil rights policies in the 1990's. Former Secretary of Education and Director of National Drug Control Policy William Bennett argu…

The National Rainbow Coalition and the Citizen Education Fund sponsored a roundtable discussion entitled, "From Recession to Reinvesting in America". Members at the conference spoke on dom…

Senator Gore spoke at a convention entitled, “Empowerment '92: A Call to Action,” sponsored by the National Rainbow Coalition and the Citizen Education Fund. In his remarks, Sen. Gore illust…

The National Rainbow Coalition, in coordination with the Citizen Education Fund, held a conference in Washington entitled “Empowerment '92: A Call to Action.” The conference sponsored a foru…

National Rainbow Coalition (NRC) convened a panel entitled, “Working People’s Economic Panel: Watering the Roots,” as part of their national conference “Empowerment '92: A Call to Action,” i…

Rev. Jackson, “shadow” senator for Washington, DC, discussed the changes that must be made in the U.S. political agenda to solve the problems facing African-American males in society. He cal…

Jesse Jackson spoke before an audience of labor supporters during a “Jobs for Justice” rally sponsored by the AFL-CIO in Concord, NH. In his remarks, Mr. Jackson compared the aid supplied by…

Jesse Jackson, Washington DC’s “shadow” senator, spoke to the National Press Club luncheon about statehood for Washington, DC. Rev. Jackson warned that “phase two” of the Persian Gulf War wo…

This panel from the Coalition for Democratic Values spoke about the need to throw off the image of “shadow Republicans.” They said that the most elusive prize from Democrats in the last 22 …

In this forum, panelists discussed different aspects of the war in the Persian Gulf with special attention to the consequences the war will have for African-Americans. The event entitled “Wa…

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee heard testimony from a number of witnesses on two main topics: the possibility that Iraq could have developed nuclear weapon capability, and the possib…