Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty

Pacific Standard Time — Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty:

Calling Appalachia "ground zero" in the fight against poverty, Jessie Jackso called for a new federal commission to fight poverty. Recalling the Great Society and War on Poverty waged by the Johnson administration, Jackson, speaking in at Ohio ...

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Jesse Jackson calls for White House commission on poverty

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