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Transcript: Analysis: Jesse Jackson's enduring popularity with African-Americans
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- Tavis Smiley (NPR)
- Article date:
- August 5, 2004
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TAVIS SMILEY
Tavis Smiley (NPR)
08-05-2004
Analysis: Jesse Jackson's enduring popularity with African-Americans
Host: TAVIS SMILEY
Time: 9:00-10:00 AM
TAVIS SMILEY, host:
From NPR in Los Angeles, I'm Tavis Smiley.
A recent Black Entertainment Television/CBS News poll ranks the Reverend Jesse Jackson as the most important national leader in black America today. For years, Jackson has remained at the top of this leadership list, according to various polls. In this latest survey, 21 percent of black respondents ranked Jackson first among black leaders, nearly twice the number who named Secretary of State Colin Powell, the second-place finisher. Bush even appeared to give a nod to Jackson's ...
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