The Rev. Jesse Jackson

I often think — Aug. 28, 1955: Emmett Till was lynched. Aug. 28, 1963: Dr. King speaking in Washington, dreaming beyond our predicament. Aug. 28, 2008: Barack Obama getting the nomination of the Democratic Party. [The Inauguration] is a moment of transformation. But I know the challenges have already begun — and he's not even sworn in yet.

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