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Jesse Jackson
Episode 3 of 4
Fern Britton travels to America to meet one of its best-known political figures, the Reverend Jesse Jackson, a civil rights campaigner who has twice run for president.
Fern Britton travels to America to meet one of its best-known political figures, the Reverend Jesse Jackson. He is an outspoken civil rights campaigner, and has run for President twice. While Jackson's supporters say he paved the way for Barack Obama, others have accused him of being divisive. But there is no denying that he has lived up to his catchphrase for the oppressed: "I am somebody".
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Sun 12 Dec 2010
10:00
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Jesse Jackson describes how his father inspired him
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Role | Contributor |
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Presenter | Fern Britton |
Producer | Jonathan Mayo |
Broadcast
- Sun 12 Dec 2010 10:00