“We must give the American worker the first option of ownership.” GivingFirstsWisdomPoliticsEconomyWorkersLiberalismOwnershipAmerican Workers Author:Jesse Jackson
“Look at the coded language the Right is using against President Barack Obama. Openly calling him a liar in Congress, saying he is 'not a Christian, he was not born here, he is not one of us.' That makes addressing such issues trickier for the first African-American in the White House.” FirstsLooksChristianHouseLanguagePresidentBornWhiteIssuesCallingCongressBarackAfrican AmericanLiarsWhite HousePresident Barack Obama Author:Jesse Jackson
“My very first recollection of life on earth was waking up in bed with my mother, and she was showing me a picture of my father, Charles Jackson, with a group of soldiers.” FirstsEarthMotherFatherGroupsBedWake UpSoldierWakingRecollection Author:Jesse Jackson
“We blacks were the first people embracing Obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him. We gave him his first love, 96 percent of blacks voted for him in 2008. Yet today we are the number one in unemployment, with 16 percent of American blacks out of work.” PeopleFirstsLongTodayNumbersPercentExpensiveFirst LoveUnemploymentFundraiser Author:Jesse Jackson
“When I first went to jail in 1960 with seven classmates trying to use their public library against the backdrop of my father being a veteran of World War II, not being able to use - having to sit behind Nazi on American military bases, I lost my fear of jails and death.” WorldTryingFirstsWarUseAbleFatherLostBehindsMilitaryBasesSevenLibraryWar Of The WorldsJailWorld War IiWorld War INaziVeteran1960sPublic LibraryClassmatesBackdropAmerican MilitaryMilitary Bases Author:Jesse Jackson
“Your house is your first small business. It's where your investment is and [where] our greatest asset is.” FirstsHouseInvestmentAssetsSmall Business Author:Jesse Jackson
“The first thing that has to happen is the protection of voting rights and registration.” FirstsHappensRightsProtectionVotingRight To VoteRegistration Author:Jesse Jackson
“Politicians refuse to modernize schools, they cut out midnight basketball, but build all these new jails. First class jails, second class schools. This is zero tolerance.” FirstsSchoolClassCuttingPoliticianBasketballRefuseToleranceJailZeroMidnightFirst ClassZero Tolerance Author:Jesse Jackson
“Those who have the most wealth and the most property, their children have the first, the best, and the most.” FirstsChildrenWealthProperty Author:Jesse Jackson
