Jesse: 'Beyond the bridge lies broken rights'

From: Chicago Defender | Date: March 10, 2003| Author: Anonymous | Copyright information

After marching with thousands honoring the 38th anniversary of "Bloody Sunday," where Blacks and whites were beaten and killed while fighting for the rights of Blacks to vote, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. Sunday said the fight is not over.

Jackson said beneath that bridge lies the attacks on affirmative action, "access to education, jobs, contracts and health care."

He said Bush is trying to make "all civil rights cases illegal.... He wants legacy points to himself based on inh...

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