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He set out the 'next stage in the struggle' for race equality on both sides of the Atlantic, saying: 'Beyond freedom we need equality with access to capital and education.' He also insisted there was a case for introducing affirmative action over here.
Before we used to say: 'I'm black and proud.' That was because we had to affirm pride in being black; because we didn't feel like nobody. But now that we are somebody, we need to go beyond and build a coalition beyond colour.It's morning time in America. It's morning time in the world. We've been down for too long. This land Britain was made for you, so it's up to us to demand those opportunities. There are a variety of tools you need to use: legislation, [voter] registration, litigation and demonstration. We must not shy away from using any lever in this quest for equality and dignity.See the full content of this document
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Jesse Jackson's Justice Jump-Up
CIVIL RIGHTS leader Rev Jesse Jackson flew into Britain last week to urge black people to turn t...
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