» 4. RAGE IN THE GHETTO 59 4 our Time Has Come JESSE JACKSON Jesse Jackson (born 1941) belonged to the younger generation of the civil rights movement. He surprised the political establishment in 1984 and 1988 with attempts at winning the Democratic nomination for the presidential elections — ultimately without success, but Jackson's impressive showing made him the most prominent black leader after King’s death. The following text is taken from Jackson's speech at the 1984 Democratic National Convention. I have a message for our youth. I challenge them to put hope in their trains and not dope in their veins. I told them that like Jesus, I, too, was tom in the slum, and just because you are born in the slum does not mean the slum is born in you, and you can rise above it if your mind is made up. I told them in very slum there are two sides. When I seea broken window, that is the slummy side. Train some youth to become a glazier; that is the sunny side. When I see a missing brick, that is the slummy side. Let that child in the union and become a brick mason and build; that is the sunny side. When I Seea missing door, that is the slummy side. Train Some youth to become a Cupenter; that is the Sunny side, And when I S the vulgar words and Seroglyphics of destitu- “non the wals, that’s the slummy side. Train some youth to become a Fitter an artist; that is the sunny side. We leave this place looking for the sunny side because there is a 2 dope (infnl drugs rehter side somewhere. I am more convinced than ever that we can 4-5 make up your mind Jesse Jackson Win i ta, We wil vault up the rough side of the mountain. We can win. I just &**id aie 10 glazier person who {Joung America to do me one favor. [+ repairs windows then ai the right to dream, You must face reality ~that which is; but 1s-1g ince mecin Maurer/ Dain of Of the reality that ought to be ~that must be. Live beyond the in image ‘eality with the dream of a bright tomorrow. Use hope and 21 carpenter Tischler/in You an ot 88 Weapons of survival and progress. Use love to motivate 24-25 destitution poverty 29 vault jump 31 exercise sth, etwas ausiiben, : obligate you to serve the human family. P——[6 40 6 50 a RAGE IN THE GHETTO 4 RAGE IN Sasa 0 Young America, dream. ..] Teachers who teach for life and not just for a living, teach because they can’t help it. Dream of lawyers more concerned about justice than [about] a judgeship. Dream of doctors more concerned about public health than personal wealth. Dream of preachers and priests who will prophesy and not just profiteer. Preach and dream! Our time has come. Our time has come. Suffering breeds character, character breeds faith, and faith will not disappoint, Our time has come. Our faith, hopes and dreams will prevail. ‘Our time has come. Weeping has endured for night, but now joy cometh in the morning. Our time has come. No grave can hold our body down. Our time has come. No lie can live forever. Our time has come. We must leave the racial battleground and find the economic common ground and moral higher ground. America, our time has come. We come from disgrace to Amazing Grace. Our time has come. Give ‘me your tired, give me your poor, your huddled masses who yearn to breathe free, and come November there will be a change because our time has come. From: Jesse Jackson, “Address to Democratic National Convention” 17 July 1984 37 they cam help it sie kénnen nicht anders 38 judgeship Richterpostey 40 prophesy (here) speak o¢ religious things 40 profiter try to make money 42 breed sth, produce sth 43 prevail be successful 44-45 weeping [..] morning allusion to Bible, Psalm 30:5 50 disgrace Schande 50 Amazing Grace popular song about God's grace (= Gnade) 50-52 Give me your tired [J breathe free allusion to poem “The New Colossus’ by Emma Lazarus 52 come November (old use) when November comes