Jesse Jackson: 'We're winning' battle for racial equality
- 9 years ago
Reverend Jesse Jackson has devoted his life to civil rights activism in the US and has made various forays into diplomacy.
Euronews reporter Joanna Gill met up with him during his recent visit to the UK, where he gave a talk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and received an honorary degree
Jesse Jackson receives University of Edinburgh honorary degree http://t.co/7qW33wUf76 pic.twitter.com/SWrgCEkptX— Herald Scotland (@heraldscotland) August 23, 2015
Building bridges
Civil rights leader, clergyman, journalist and “citizen of the world.” Just some of the titles attributed to Jesse Jackson.
The activist has also been known to dabble in foreign policy issues. He recently met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for more than an hour at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Assange has been living in the building since 2012, as he fights extradition to Sweden.
“I wanted to hear him out. I’d read many of his works,” explained Jackson.
“And there was a huge body of
Euronews reporter Joanna Gill met up with him during his recent visit to the UK, where he gave a talk at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and received an honorary degree
Jesse Jackson receives University of Edinburgh honorary degree http://t.co/7qW33wUf76 pic.twitter.com/SWrgCEkptX— Herald Scotland (@heraldscotland) August 23, 2015
Building bridges
Civil rights leader, clergyman, journalist and “citizen of the world.” Just some of the titles attributed to Jesse Jackson.
The activist has also been known to dabble in foreign policy issues. He recently met with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange for more than an hour at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Assange has been living in the building since 2012, as he fights extradition to Sweden.
“I wanted to hear him out. I’d read many of his works,” explained Jackson.
“And there was a huge body of