Individual Participation in Elections

While traveling across the nation to register young voters, Reverend Jesse Jackson, National Rainbow Coalition-President, urged an audience … read more

While traveling across the nation to register young voters, Reverend Jesse Jackson, National Rainbow Coalition-President, urged an audience of students to get involved however they could in the 1996 elections in order to defeat the reaction against diversity in U.S. society. He stressed that U.S. worker anxiety has resulted from global trends, not programs to give more people economic opportunities. He also urged the young people to build coalitions with each other regardless of background in order to increase their political power. After his remarks, he took questions from the audience. close

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Individual Participation in Elections

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Program ID:
75814-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Speech
Location:
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
First Aired:
Oct 27, 1996 | 4:25pm EST | C-SPAN 1
Last Aired:
Oct 28, 1996 | 10:02am EST | C-SPAN 1

Airing Details

  • Oct 27, 1996 | 4:25pm EST | C-SPAN 1
  • Oct 28, 1996 | 1:57am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Oct 28, 1996 | 10:02am EST | C-SPAN 1
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