[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 192 (Monday, December 12, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1251]
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                         HONORING JESSE JACKSON

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                        HON. FREDERICA S. WILSON

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, December 12, 2022

  Ms. WILSON of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor Reverend 
Jesse Lewis Jackson, Sr. for his historic accomplishments and 
contributions to our nation's history, for receiving the 5000 Role 
Models of Excellence Project's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Freedom and 
Justice Award, and for his induction into the 5000 Role Models of 
Excellence Project.
  Jesse Jackson has been called the Conscience of the Nation and the 
Great Unifier. He is a former candidate for President, Civil Rights 
champion, and Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipient, the nation's 
highest honor.
  Born on October 8, 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jesse Jackson 
graduated from the public schools in Greenville and enrolled in the 
University of Illinois. He later transferred to North Carolina A&T 
State University and graduated in 1964. He has received more than 40 
honorary doctorate degrees.
  During the 116th Congress, Jesse Jackson endorsed the passing of an 
historic, bipartisan piece of legislation that created the Commission 
on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys, and I was proud to honor 
him at the 5000 Role Models of Excellence Project's 29th Annual Dr. 
Martin Luther King, Jr. Scholarship Breakfast.
  Jackson has championed civil and human rights for many years, 
pressing for broader employment opportunities for African-Americans and 
negotiating the release of international hostages and prisoners. It is 
an honor and a joy to call our Conscience of the Nation and the Great 
Unifier a dear friend.

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