Political, religious leaders call for strong Black voter turnout From: The Philadelphia Tribune | Date: November 5, 1996| Author: | . Provided by ProQuest LLC.Copyright information

M.J. McCollum
Philadelphia Tribune, The
11-05-1996
Political, religious leaders call for strong Black voter turnout.

The call came from the pulpit this past weekend for the African-American community to get out to the polls. Throughout the weekend, several churches around Philadelphia held special ceremonies dedicated to today's election.

On Saturday, Jesse Jackson, at a breakfast meeting with local Democrats at Pinn Memorial Baptist Church, stressed the importance of this presidential election.

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Andrew Young emphasized the same theme at a lunch with ...

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