In NC speech, Jesse Jackson Jr. condemns gerrymandering, denial of equal funding for public schools

By: Brandon Kingdollar

Outlets: North Carolina Newsline

Published: April 8, 2026

Words: 926

Last Updated: 5 days, 10 hours ago

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Former Illinois U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. denounced recent state and federal court decisions on redistricting, voting rights, and public education in a speech in Raleigh on Wednesday, casting them as the latest in a long line of racially discriminatory measures in North Carolina and across the South.

“North Carolina, I’ve been gone for a minute, but we never seem to get over Jesse Helms,” he said, invoking the longtime North Carolina U.S. Senator alongside …

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