Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr.
SLP2002042704 - ST. LOUIS, April 27 (UPI) -- Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., D-Ill., attends the Ernest A. Calloway, Jr., scholoarship brunch at Saint Louis University in St. Louis, on April 27, 2002. Jackson, son of noted civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, spoke about his work in the movement and his role in the House of Represenatives. rlw/bg/Bill Greenblatt UPI
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