(Bingyin April 17), May 25, 1986, the United States held a fund-raising activities of the human chain. the





"arm in arm across the United States," raising funds for the poor the activities
the United States known as the strongest economic strength in the contemporary world, the richest countries, but the long standing problem of poverty in the American society , the disparity between the rich and the poor is growing. Americans living below the poverty line from 23 million to 14 million since 1973, accounting for a total population of 15%. May 25, 1986, at a time when the world many countries to raise money to save African victims, the American public has organized a massive "human chain" fund-raising campaign. May 25, 15:00 EST, the western time 12:00, nearly 700 million Americans in 15 minutes, singing "join hands across America", "The world belongs to us" song, hand Wanshou link into an east from the Atlantic coast of New York, Los Angeles near the west to the verge of the Pacific in Long Beach, six thousand seven hundred kilometers long human chain. This action by the artist Joint Support Africa "Foundation initiated participants contributing at least $ 10 per person, the number of relief to millions of hungry and homeless people. [Lssdjt.cn] President Reagan and his wife, his daughter in front of the White House to participate in the nationwide fund-raising campaign.
African American civil rights leader Jackson does not recognize a Reagan belongs to this chain, because it is his economic policies caused a dramatic increase America's poor and homeless. (L $ dj��.c��m)

human chain fundraising scene