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Jesse Jackson: “Hope comes in the morning for those Appalachia, where coal miners are dying every six hours from black lung disease.”

On the recordJuly 27, 2004
Hope comes in the morning for those Appalachia, where coal miners are dying every six hours from black lung disease.
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Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson addresses health issues faced by coal miners and expresses hope for change.

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