- Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
- Title:
- "Hey, You Democrats, We'll All Benefit if a Black Runs for President", by Jesse L. Jackson, circa 1980
- Date of Original:
- 1977/1983
- Subject:
- Political participation
Voting
Suffrage
Race relations
African Americans--Politics and government - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- newspaper clippings
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- The article argues that the relationship between Black voters and the Democratic Party needs to be renegotiated, with power and responsibility shared fully, and suggests that running a Black presidential candidate in 1984 could force Democrats to appreciate the potential positive contribution of the Black vote to party politics and the nation, as well as to build a new progressive coalition that includes Hispanics, women, young people, poor Whites, and Native Americans. 1 page.
- External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/auc.076:1702
- Rights Holder:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Additional Rights Information:
- All works in this collection either are protected by copyright and/or are the property of the Robert W. Woodruff Library, and/or the copyright holder as appropriate. To order a reproduction or to inquire about permission to publish, please contact the Archives Research Center at: achives@auctr.edu with the web URL or handle identification number.
- Original Collection:
- Voter Education Project Organizational Records
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12322/fa:076 - Holding Institution:
- Atlanta University Center Robert W. Woodruff Library
- Rights:
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