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We blacks were the first people embracing obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him. we gave him his first love, 96 percent of blacks voted for him in 2008. yet today we are the number one in unemployment, with 16 percent of american blacks out of work.
-Jesse Jackson
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We Blacks Were The First People Embracing

Jesse Jackson
We blacks were the first people embracing obama, long before the people at expensive fundraisers were supporting him. we gave him his first love, 96 percent of blacks voted for him in 2008. yet today we are the number one in unemployment, with 16 percent of american blacks out of work.
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