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Jesse Jackson: If the voter -- if voting enfranchisement had been honored, he would be president.

On the recordJuly 27, 2004
If the voter -- if voting enfranchisement had been honored, he would be president.
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Jesse Jackson

Editor's note · Context

Jackson reflects on the impact of voter disenfranchisement on Al Gore's presidential bid.

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