Jesse Jackson Quotes:
Ocupation: Activist
Life: b. October 8, 1941
Birthday: October 8
For me, Barack Obama's election was a milestone of the most extraordinary kind. On the day he was elected I felt such hope in my heart. I thought we were seeing the beginning of a new era of equal opportunity across race and gender such as America had never known before.
source: "Jesse Jackson on Obama: 'He struggled to create hope - and succeeded'". Interview with Lisa O'Kelly, www.theguardian.com. October 13, 2012. 
topic: Heart, Opportunity, Race, Race And Gender
