Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his political views| India News
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84, was known not just as a tireless advocate for the Civil Rights Movement but as one of its most dynamic orators. He spoke tirelessly for the poor and marginalized on issues from voting rights to housing. Jackson also gave numerous speeches as the leader of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition and as a presidential candidate in the 1980s. In his later years, he did the same for the Black Lives Matter movement. Key quotes from the Rev. Jesse Jackson that define his political views Here are some notable and defining words from Jackson. At the Democratic National Convention in 1984 during his first run for president, he said: “America is not like a blanket—one piece of unbroken cloth, the same color, the same texture, the same size. America is more like a quilt: many patches, many pieces, many colors, many sizes, all woven and held together by a common thread.” He offered encouragement in his convention speech four years later, when he nearly captured the …
