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Jesse Jackson: You look at a jury without a black or without a man on it, it certainly was not a jury of Trayvon's peers. The…

On the recordAugust 1, 2013
You look at a jury without a black or without a man on it, it certainly was not a jury of Trayvon's peers. The Department of Justice must intervene and take this case, frankly, to another level.
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Jesse Jackson

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Jesse Jackson comments on the composition of the jury in George Zimmerman's trial and calls for federal intervention in the case.

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