On Mandela's 100th Birthday, Rev. Jesse Jackson Remembers His Vision of Anti-Racist Democracy
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Today marks the 100th birthday of Nelson Mandela, perhaps the world's most famous former political prisoner. He was imprisoned 27 years in South Africa before his release in 1990. He was elected the country's first black president four years later. On Tuesday, former President Barack Obama spoke in Johannesburg at an event marking the centennial and used his first major address since stepping down as president to issue thinly veiled criticism of President Trump. We get response from Mandela's close friend, Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and the founder and president of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition. Jackson also responds to the recent U.S.-Russia summit and discusses his upcoming peace mission to South Korea.