Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. In Addition To The Functioning Force Organization

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY8_cWtRO998meoVHaXXwBlX47kKmY_hUmx7qI0EKkk2zXGOsvNcZ6Zk4oTmkDqDRsVa5kmJVxaDnWx8N5xj3zGzFTsc5OwvKHCb1h9oF744XMj-nHGboXasuTaiOacnwkC-e299CCmc/s1600-h/jesse+jackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRY8_cWtRO998meoVHaXXwBlX47kKmY_hUmx7qI0EKkk2zXGOsvNcZ6Zk4oTmkDqDRsVa5kmJVxaDnWx8N5xj3zGzFTsc5OwvKHCb1h9oF744XMj-nHGboXasuTaiOacnwkC-e299CCmc/s320/jesse+jackson.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. (</b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 15px;"><b>b. Oct 8, 1941)</b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i>On Dec 25, 1971, the immature Jesse Jackson along alongside lxx other prominent Black leaders founded Operation PUSH, a social change organization headquartered inward Chicago.</i> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b>JACKSON STARTS OPERATION PUSH IN CHICAGO</b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Now alongside to a greater extent than than lxx affiliates across the nation, Operation PUSH focuses on Black political empowerment every bit good as encouraging increased connections betwixt Blacks in addition to American industry. The community organisation has successfully negotiated agreements with large in addition to pocket-size businesses across the field to increment fair employment practices inward hiring, promotions, franchising, in addition to sub-contracting opportunities for all Americans.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRIRAZVwM0BwZKWvAOGzFlGJOyi9l5kJmHBjbRz6aC9qpXpx8VygEOeiZKZozjPElek73awTm_UrPAq2zOfs8NxkSLLoRDcb5A2xg9O0UDf3qcLR3xcmut95GA9NRQhjnWgfdnscwGDI/s1600-h/jessejackson.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHRIRAZVwM0BwZKWvAOGzFlGJOyi9l5kJmHBjbRz6aC9qpXpx8VygEOeiZKZozjPElek73awTm_UrPAq2zOfs8NxkSLLoRDcb5A2xg9O0UDf3qcLR3xcmut95GA9NRQhjnWgfdnscwGDI/s320/jessejackson.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 immature Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. alongside Martin Luther King, Jr. </span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">and others on the balcony of the Lorraine Hotel inward Memphis</span></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div>Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. encouraged the youthful Jackson to croak a potent community activist inward Chicago in addition to inward the nation. Jesse Jackson, Sr. launched his national political career from the Operation PUSH headquarters. The organisation served every bit the base of operations where Jackson launched his U.S. presidential campaigns inward 1984 in addition to 1988. <br /> <br /> <b>THE RAINBOW PUSH COALITION BUILDING</b><br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsOXV-e8nFm0Uz82FWMRetucE-HzaUlnlzCgzLdInUbgw-gQgHvABRZGmxj90IcC3XTV_usXCwJIE7GQI_zRHFZK8lUHpVW7ciWT_i7mV12eQNb3pL7QjkAkh7UcgY1-_oesK2fB-GAc/s1600-h/OPERATION+PUSH.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" ct="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsOXV-e8nFm0Uz82FWMRetucE-HzaUlnlzCgzLdInUbgw-gQgHvABRZGmxj90IcC3XTV_usXCwJIE7GQI_zRHFZK8lUHpVW7ciWT_i7mV12eQNb3pL7QjkAkh7UcgY1-_oesK2fB-GAc/s320/OPERATION+PUSH.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b>Photo: Operation Push National Headquarters</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">The national headquarters for Operation PUSH was built inward 1923. It was originally built for the Kehilath Anshe Ma'arive (K.A.M.) congregation, the oldest Jewish congregation inward Chicago. Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. in addition to other community organizers purchased the edifice inward 1971. The Rainbow Coalition was founded past times Jackson inward 1985 in addition to was housed inward the edifice at 930 E. 50th Street. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: justify;">Surrounding the Operation PUSH headquarters are older generation mansions lining Drexel Boulevard inward the Bronzeville community of Chicago's South Side. In his classic run <i>Native Son</i>, author Richard Wright chronicles the life of a immature Black human from the community where the picturesque edifice stood.</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: left;">Operation PUSH and the Rainbow Coalition was subsequently merged and renamed <a href="http://www.rainbowpush.org/PHP/results.php">The Rainbow PUSH Coalition</a>. It advocates in both U.S. civil rights in addition to international human rights efforts. This historic edifice continues has served every bit a voter registration centre and labor mediation site for many years.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><object height="285" width="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/tMZUvNiTkAM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/tMZUvNiTkAM&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999&border=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="340" height="285"></embed></object></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Video: Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. (IL-2) continues his father's legacy </span></b><br /> <b><span style="font-size: x-small;">of political activism. </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">Here he speaks in the Operation PUSH building in 2006 </span></b><br /> <b><span style="font-size: x-small;">where he launched </span></b><b><span style="font-size: x-small;">his political motion for the Chicago Mayor post.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><br /> </span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i><iframe align="left" frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm.amazon.com/e/cm?t=blachisthero-20&o=1&p=8&l=bpl&asins=0743291441&fc1=000000&IS2=1&lt1=_blank&m=amazon&lc1=0000FF&bc1=000000&bg1=FFFFFF&f=ifr" style="align: left; height: 245px; padding-right: 10px; padding-top: 5px; width: 131px;"></iframe></i></div></div>

Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. In Addition To The Functioning Force Organization

Photo: Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. (b. Oct 8, 1941) On Dec 25, 1971, the immature Jesse Jackson along alongside lxx other prominent Black leaders founded Operation PUSH, a social change organization he…

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