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Rev. Jackson promotes voting in Howard visit: Political awareness among young people encouraged at Wilde Lake High.

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| September 06, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Baltimore Sun. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: John-John Williams IV

Sep. 6--Seth Fawcett, a senior at Howard County's Wilde Lake High School, probably never thought that he would meet the Rev. Jesse Jackson, let alone use the back of the civil rights leader to fill out a voter registration card.

This morning, Fawcett, a lanky 17-year-old Columbia resident, found himself on the school's auditorium stage with close to 200 classmates who were inspired to register to vote after Jackson gave students an hour-long speech that included messages of racial tolerance, academic achievement and the avoidance of violence.

After ending his talk by stressing the importance of voting, Jackson invited…

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