Jesse Jackson urges youths to move King's dream forward
Whitehaven students join voter roll

By Dakarai I. Aarons  ( Contact )

America has changed a lot in the 40 years since Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated, Rev. Jesse Jackson told Whitehaven High School students Wednesday morning.
In that era, black men and women were being beaten and killed across the South as they fought for the right to vote, he said as he offered them the paperwork to register to vote.

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Whitehaven High School students line up to fill out voter-registration forms following a speech by Rev. Jesse Jackson at the school Wednesday morning.

Video
Rev. Jesse Jackson remembers the assassination of Dr. King. (http://www.commercialappeal.com/videos/detail/jesse-jackson-recalls-fatal-day/)

Jessie Jackson speaks to youth at Whitehaven High (http://www.actionnews5.com)

Rev. Jesse Jackson Talks Civil Rights with Students (http://www.wreg.com)

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