Jesse Jackson Slams Black Votes Against Health Care

Democratic Rep. Artur Davis is the the only African American in Congress representing Alabama, and he was the only member of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) to vote against the House Democratic health care bill earlier this month. And yesterday, civil rights leader Jesse Jackson apparently called him out for it.

“You can’t vote against health care and call yourself a black man,” Jackson said Wednesday night, the Hill newspaper reports. Jackson made the remarks at an event hosted by the CBC Foundation to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Jackson’s presidential bid.

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Pictured: Rev. Jesse Jackson attends the National Urban League-Workshops at McCormick Place on July 30, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for National Urban League)