Rev. Jesse Jackson: "March Your Souls To The Polls On Tuesday"
In a last minute push to garner more votes in the Wisconsin recall election, Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a rally in Racine at the Bray Center, 926 Center St., on Sunday to encourage African-American voters to get to the polls on
In a last minute push to garner more votes, Rev. Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition held a rally at the Bray Center, 926 Center St., on Sunday. The Racine NAACP hosted the event. Organizers say the upcoming election on Tuesday is “too close to call,” and Jackson came to town to persuade African-Americans to vote. A crowd of about 100 people attended the event. Many of them were members of the teachers union, Voces De La Frontera and the surrounding neighborhood. Mahlon Mitchell who is running for Lt. Governor against Rebecca Kleefisch and Rep. Cory Mason (D-Racine) attended the rally. Yusuf Buckley, of Sturtevant, said rally was to get people together. "It's a pep rally to get people off their butts," he said. "It's the kind of …
James R Hoffa
6:00 pm on Monday, June 4, 2012
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