For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordin…

Jesse Jackson
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For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before. ✨ Jesse Jackson on Obama: 'He struggled to create hope - and succeeded'. Interview with Lisa O'Kelly, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2012.
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