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For over 50 years, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible impression on the history of our time. These speeches and sermons include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.

In this riveting delivery to the National Association of Securities Professionals, Jesse Jackson makes an impassioned plea for forging new directions in minority access to assets. In the Rev. Jackson tradition, this keynote comes complete with evocative oratory mastery; layered with candor and humor, wit and style. His examples are transparent, provocative, and unyielding. This particular presentation, a seminal, momentous event, belongs among America's conceptual best.