Washington Journal
Reverend Jesse Jackson on Race Relations
2014-08-17T07:03:49-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvYjI3XC8yMDE0MDgxNzA3MDczMjAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke by phone about race relations in light of the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He described conditions in the city following the curfew put in place Governor Jay Nixon, and discussed his thoughts on what happened in the shooting, and similarities between what happened in Ferguson and similar situations of the past.
Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke by phone about race relations in light of the police shoo…
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Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke by phone about race relations in light of the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He described conditions in the city following the curfew put in place Governor Jay Nixon, and discussed his thoughts on what happened in the shooting, and similarities between what happened in Ferguson and similar situations of the past. close
Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke by phone about race relations in light of the police shoo… read more
Reverend Jesse Jackson, founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, spoke by phone about race relations in light of the police shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He described conditions in the city following the curfew put in place Governor Jay Nixon, and discussed his thoughts on what happened in the shooting, and similarities between what happened in Ferguson and similar situations of the past. close
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