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| + | '''Reverend Jesse Jackson''' is a politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. In [[1984]], Jackson became the second African-American to declare candidacy for the office of [[President of the United States]], following [[Shirley Chisholm]]; he ran agin in [[1988]], and in both cases, failed to secure the Democratic party nomination. |
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| − | '''Jesse Jackson''' appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', reciting the poem ''[[I Am - Somebody]]'', in 1971. |
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+ | In [[1971]], Jackson appeared on ''[[Sesame Street]]'', reciting his poem ''[[I Am - Somebody]]''. The clip appears as a bonus segment ''[[Old School: Volume 1]]''. |
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Revision as of 05:16, 5 November 2006
Reverend Jesse Jackson is a politician, civil rights activist, and Baptist minister. In 1984, Jackson became the second African-American to declare candidacy for the office of President of the United States, following Shirley Chisholm; he ran agin in 1988, and in both cases, failed to secure the Democratic party nomination.
In 1971, Jackson appeared on Sesame Street, reciting his poem I Am - Somebody. The clip appears as a bonus segment Old School: Volume 1.