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Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a civil rights activist was the founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the product of a merger of civil rights organizations in which Jackson was involved. Based on Chicago's South Side, Rainbow/PUSH helps to finance Jackson's progressive social movement, including marches and residents' discrimination and housing complaints. In 1971, Jackson founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago to expand opportunities for the black population. In 1984, he founded the National Rainbow Coalition, a social justice organization based in Washington. The groups merged in 1996, with headquarters at 930 E. 50th St. Jackson twice ran for the Democratic presidentia...
Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a civil rights activist was the founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, the product of a merger of civil rights organizations in which Jackson was involved. Based on Chicago's South Side, Rainbow/PUSH helps to finance Jackson's progressive social movement, including marches and residents' discrimination and housing complaints. In 1971, Jackson founded Operation PUSH (People United to Save Humanity) in Chicago to expand opportunities for the black population. In 1984, he founded the National Rainbow Coalition, a social justice organization based in Washington. The groups merged in 1996, with headquarters at 930 E. 50th St. Jackson twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination-in 1984 and 1988-raising the nation's political debate about economic and social justice for minorities and the disaffected. His son, Rep. Jesse L. Jackson Jr., represents the 2nd Congressional District of Illinois.
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Obama stays above the fray
Special to The Morning Call| '' John McCain was wrong,'' Joe Biden said. A flip-flopper, Sen. John Kerry called the Republican. Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer poked fun at McCain's many houses. A Maryland congressman proclaimed that there was ''no greater threat to our national...Tags: Montana, Barack Obama, Maryland, Political Candidates, John Kerry
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Former Hartford Mayors Again Witnesses To History
Washington Bureau ChiefThe mayoral pair travels like brother and sister — trading light jabs, well used to each other's company on what has amounted to a 45-year road. From a 1963 moment on the long lawn of Washington to the chief office of Hartford to this mile-high...Tags: Regional Authority, History, Barack Obama, John Lewis, Political Candidates
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Behind scenes, Illinoisans jockey for position
Chicago Tribune correspondentDENVER — Illinois delegates will tell you without exception that their appearance at the Democratic National Convention was all about celebrating favorite son Sen. Barack Obama's nomination for president. However, a closer look at the state's...Tags: Regional Authority, Barack Obama, Lisa Madigan, Dan Hynes, Executive Branch
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Ticketless Chicagoans still get in
DENVER—The group of Chicagoans who took a bus to the Democratic National Convention without credentials got to see Barack Obama accept the nomination for president after all. They were the ones in the white T-shirts showing people to their seats....Tags: Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Iowa, Mitt Romney, Tim Pawlenty
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Texas delegate waited a lifetime for Obama's moment
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterWho can say for certain where the tears came from? There were the days picking cotton as a girl, her legs scratched and bleeding from the plants' sharp spurs. There were the restaurants that wouldn't take her order, the credit union that wouldn't accept...Tags: Democratic Party, Labor Legislation, Slavery, University of Chicago, Political Candidates
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Obama faces a night full of history - and challenge
nia.henderson@newsday.comDENVER - So many Americans thought this moment would never come. On the trail, they would see Barack Obama in some small-town diner, and they would lean in close, to tell of a Birmingham childhood fractured by race. Sometimes as his "change" caravan...Tags: Hawaii, Racism, University of Chicago, Jeremiah Wright, Political Candidates
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Obama is first African-American presidential nominee
elizabeth.moore@newsday.comDENVER - In a watershed moment that drew tears of amazement and joy on the convention floor, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama secured a place in history last night, becoming the first African-American presidential nominee of a major party. The landmark event...Tags: Barack Obama, New Mexico, Political Candidates, The White House, California
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Will hug bring peace to Illinois Dems?
Can a hug heal the divisions in Illinois politics? Governor Rod Blagojevich and House Speaker Michael Madigan hugged each other Wednesday in the name of unity at the Democratic National Convention. The two have barely spoken the last couple of years....Tags: Government, Executive Branch, Rod Blagojevich, Michael Madigan, Illinois
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Highlights
17 minutes Length of Barack Obama's speech to the Democratic National Convention in 2004. Sound bite "This is a monumental moment in our nation's history. And it becomes obviously an even greater moment in November if he's elected." oldest son 38%...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Rod Blagojevich, Hillary Clinton, Michael Madigan
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Obama inspires hugs among feuding Illinois pols
Associated Press WriterDetermined to elect favorite son Barack Obama, feuding Illinois Democrats traded hugs Wednesday in a display of campaign unity that left U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. overcome with tears. Jackson started the reconciliation effort at the morning meeting...Tags: Michigan, Democratic Party, Executive Branch, Political Candidates, Values
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Yes they can: Chicagoans get entry to speech at last minute
Tribune correspondentThe group of Chicago people who took a bus to the Democratic National Convention without credentials will get to see Sen. Barack Obama accept the nomination for president after all. They will be the ones in the white T-shirts showing people to their...Tags: Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Illinois, Elections
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Long trip, no tickets to history
Chicago Tribune correspondentDENVER — The chartered bus carrying Chicago residents hoping to see Sen. Barack Obama accept the Democratic presidential nomination was an hour from Denver on Wednesday when the bad news came. Donald Harris, the organizer, turned on the...Tags: Government, Barack Obama, Political Candidates, Burlington, National or Ethnic Minorities
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