Jesse Jackson to S.C. Churchgoers: ‘If You Voted Yesterday, You Need a Real Prayer’

The longtime civil rights leaders warns of “a toxic wind blowing” in the country and urges blacks to get out and vote.
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“I am—” the Reverend Jesse Jackson called out to the black congregation at First Nazareth Baptist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, and they shouted it back, knowing what he’d say next.

“Somebody!” their famous guest preacher bellowed in turn.