On the recordAugust 1, 2013
You look on a jury without a black and without a man, certainly not a jury of Trayvon's peers, the Department of Justice must intervene and take this case to another level.
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Jesse Jackson
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transcripts.cnn.comJesse Jackson: “You look on a jury without a black and without a man, certainly not a jury of Trayvon's peers, the Department of Justice…”
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Jesse Jackson emphasizes the lack of diversity in the jury and calls for the Department of Justice to take further action in the case.
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