Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr. - Paperback

by Jesse L. Jackson (Author), Grace Ji-Sun Kim (Editor), Otis Moss (Foreword by)

For over fifty years, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., a Baptist minister, activist, and organizer, has worked for civil rights, peace, and the promise of true democracy. From his years in the Civil Rights movement, his work as founder of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition, and as an international ambassador for human rights, he has left an indelible mark on the history of our time. These speeches and sermons, delivered both to the downtrodden and the powerful, from Senegal and Bangkok to Chicago include the famous speeches he delivered at the Democratic Party conventions of 1984 and 1988 following his historic campaigns for the presidential nomination.

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RELIGION / Christian Living / Social Issues

RELIGION / Sermons / Christian

POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights

KEEPING HOPE ALIVE

Sermons and Speeches of Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

Edited by Grace Ji-Sun Kim

ISBN 978-1-62698-575-9

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Cover photo: Courtesy of Rainbow/PUSH Coalition

Cover design: Ponie Sheehan

Author Biography

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr., is Founder and President of Rainbow PUSH Coalition. A noted champion of human rights, he was a Democratic presidential candidate in 1984 and 1988, and served as shadow U.S. Senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997. He lives in Chicago.

Editor Grace Ji-Sun Kim, who was born in Seoul, Korea is professor of theology at Earlham College, Richmond, IN. Host of the Madang podcast on Christianity, religion, and culture, she is author of many books, including Invisible: Theology and the Experience of Asian American Women (Fortress Press).