University of Mississippi - Ole Miss Yearbook (Oxford, MS)

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pjUJiHHHife ISSIFsit Keep hope alive! Keep hope alive! These words are famous to Rev. Jesse Jackson as the T Have A Dream ' speech is to the late Rev., Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Rev. Jackson visited the University this past Spring 1999 with hopes of spreading his mes- sage of impowerment and equality for the people. He spoke to a packed Fulton Chapel and received overly generous applause throughout his speech. There is no denying the fact that Rev. Jackson is one of many great men. He will be a key figure discussed in history books for many decades to come, because of his vision of hope, his strong per- sonal beliefs, and his visions of change. When Rev. Jackson orat- ed to an audience baffled by the strength in his words, he discussed the power in voting, the division of people into classes by economic discrimination, the importance of the Rainbow Coalition, and the image of Mississippi, among other things. Rev. Jackson delivered a mes- sage full of the prospects o change, ridding Mississippi of th Old South image and the bene fits that would accompany thai goal and, on a larger scale, th importance of recognizing an form of discrimination, whether il be racial or economic. Rev. Jackson left a strong an solid impression on the Universit and Oxford communities, as we as they on him. The Reveren enjoyed the southern hospitality o a small town like Oxford and too his experience in as one of th more pleasurable experiences c his career. But, after it was all sai and done, Rev. Jackson went o to leave an even greater impres sion on Mississippi and the worl with the negotiation of release o: the three American POWs ir Kosovo. Only a great man coulc reach such an accomplishmen and continue to affect the world i such a positive way. PHOTOGRAPHS BY STEPHEN MILES WRITTEN BY T ' WANNA WALKER