Rev. Jackson: New Voting Laws Could Sway Close Races

Rev. Jesse Jackson condemned new voting laws that he says suppress minorities and are designed to “cut the margin of the vote.”  (0:40)

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Jesse Jackson Compares New Voting Regulations To Civil War Era Politics

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson joined other civil rights leaders in front of the Capitol Building to criticize new state laws that require government issued IDs for citizens to vote, and asked for intervention by the Department of Justice.  (0:40)

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Jessie Jackson Commens On Mine Disaster, Calls It 'Economic Terrorism'

Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson commented Wednesday on the tragic mine diaster in West Virginia. Jackson said the factors that forced the workers to labor in the mines without basic legal protection amounted to "economic terrorism." (0:28)
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In the Spin Room at the Cleveland Presidential Debate-- The Rev. Jesse Jackson on issues that were missed in the debate

The Rev. Jesse Jackson said that the issue of poverty, particularly in Appalachia was ignored during this presidential debate. (0:26)
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