There have been more people disenfranchised in Washington than there have been in Kuwait.
Jesse JacksonAmerica is not like a blanket- one piece of unbroken cloth. America is more like a quilt- many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven together by a common thread.
Jesse JacksonThe first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration.
Jesse JacksonThe fact is in a city like Chicago, for example, unemployment in the black community is around 20 percent for adults, 35 percent for youth, they bail out the banks, public schools, there is a deep divide. We need a plan for reconstruction and redevelopment and I hope that - police are the gatekeepers but behind that gate are these problems of disparities and injustice.
Jesse Jackson