Jesse Jackson: “The Fight for Civil Rights Continues”

( 2005 ) Commentary by Michael J. O'Neal, Ph.D.

Glossary

Black bottler reference to the fact that the Coca-Cola Company is the parent of some three hundred companies that bottle and distribute the company’s beverages
Fortune 500 the five hundred largest U.S. companies, as determined by Fortune magazine
infrastructure a figure of speech referring to roads, bridges, utilities, and other public facilities; the underlying structure or system of organization
Little Rock, Arkansas reference to civil unrest that surrounded the integration of Little Rock High School in September 1957
Reagan Ronald Reagan (1911–2004), Republican U.S. president
third rail a figure of speech that refers to the rail that carries electrical power to trains; an issue so “charged” and dangerous that politicians do not like to deal with it

Jesse Jackson (Library of Congress)

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