Rev. Jesse Jackson to speak at Furman University on Oct. 30th
Post date: Oct 16, 2013 2:25:37 PM
Greenville, South Carolina - Furman University will sponsor a event, "Keeping Hope Alive" with Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., as a part of the Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement at McAlister Auditorium on October 30, 2013, at 7 PM.
Rev. Jackson is a Greenville native and played an integral part in the America's Civil Rights Movement working hand in hand with with fellow leaders, Dr. Ralph Abernathy and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.. He was a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1984 and 1988 and served as a shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997.
As founder and president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, is one of America’s foremost civil rights, religious and political figures. Over the past forty years, he has played a pivotal role in virtually every movement for empowerment, peace, civil rights, gender equality, and economic and social justice. On August 9, 2000, President Bill Clinton awarded Reverend Jackson the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation's highest civilian honor. Reverend Jackson has been called the "Conscience of the Nation" and "the Great Unifier," challenging America to be inclusive and to establish just and humane priorities for the benefit of all. He is known for bringing people together on common ground across lines of race, culture, class, gender and belief. He is a proud member of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc.
For information about this event, please contact Chandra Dillard, Director, Community Relations, Furman University at 864-294-2503.
