Helena Humphrey

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We've just had a tribute from the mayor of New York City, that's Zohra Mamdani, and he has said of the civil rights leader that he never stopped demanding that America live up to its promise in the regard of what you've just spoken about, this effort and this push for diversity and equality.

and inclusion.

And I think the feeling this morning is a sense of sadness that Jesse Jackson was a giant of 20th century America, because he is someone who started as that protege of Martin Luther King Jr., who was there when he was assassinated, and then went on to become a civil rights leader, and I think ultimately a political force in his own right.

He had presidential campaigns, which

mobilized millions of people.

He had that slogan, which he so oft repeated of keep hope alive, which was seen as a precursor really to Barack Obama's mantra of hope and change and is largely credited with having paved the way for Barack Obama's election decades later.

I think one aspect that's particularly interesting internationally of his legacy and influence was the fact that he'd often spoken about the fact that growing up in the segregationist South meant that he had had to become a skilled negotiator.

And he successfully negotiated the release of both British and American hostages from Iraq.

Does that mean the threat of military action by the US has receded?

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For many people we've spoken to in the past few weeks, they feel this is a day they never thought they'd see.

These are people who say they either have never voted or haven't voted in nearly a decade.

Even the ones who have been to polling booths in the last few years say it's the first time that they feel their vote will count.

They do not feel that these are free and fair elections, certainly not inclusive ones, given that their party has been banned from even contesting.

They also want to strengthen the independence of the judiciary, essentially put a lot of different reforms in place that can ensure the past isn't repeated.

I think overall what we saw from the Attorney General was that she was either evasive in answering questions or those exchanges became explosive.