| Jesse Jackson met with community leaders on October 12, 1988 at Columbia Villa, Portland’s largest housing project at the time. Teachers at the University Park Head Start Program, operated by the Albina Ministerial Alliance, brought 12 toddlers to see Jackson and eat cake in celebration of his recent birthday. “I’m delighted to have this privilege to return to Oregon again,” Jackson said. “Oregon has a very, very special piece of my heart, and I hope I have a special piece of Oregon’s heart.” |
| Portland City Archives, AP/103197 |
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