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The president of the National Urban League recalls his long friendship with Jackson.
By the time he ran again four years later, Mr. Jackson wanted to build a serious campaign. He had spent years registering millions of new Black voters and built a fresh kind of multiracial Democratic coalition that included progressive white voters and people of color.
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RICHARD FOWLER: I ran into Jesse Jackson -- and into history: the man who shaped a nation
It was either 2003 or 2004 at the NAACP Fort Lauderdale Freedom Fund Dinner. I was a high school student and a member of the NAACP Youth Council, running late -- moving too fast across the parking lot, out of breath and worried about missing the start.
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Jesse Jackson remembered as "a role model for a generation"
Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at age 84, is being remembered as "a role model for a generation," in the words of Marc Morial, the president of National Urban League, the civil rights organization that awarded Jackson a lifetime achievement award in 2018.
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There was 'a bridge called Jesse Jackson' across decades of civil rights advocacy
CHICAGO (AP) -- From the moment the Rev. Jesse Jackson stepped forward as torchbearer to what was then a largely Southern civil rights struggle -- a movement with much unfinished business -- he created a bridge.
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'One of America's greatest patriots': US political leaders pay tribute to Jesse Jackson
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Political leaders have celebrated Jesse Jackson as a "titan" of the civil rights movement after the announcement on Tuesday of his death at the age of 84.
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How Rev. Jesse Jackson's 2 campaigns for the White House shaped presidential politics
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as the founder and longtime leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights organization, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.
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Did Rev. Jesse Jackson die? What to know on Jesse Jackson cause of death, MLK work, wife, children
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The news about Rev. Jesse Jackson and his death is devastating to civil rights activists everywhere.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Who Stood by Michael Jackson, Shaped Hip-Hop's Political Awakening and Pushed Hollywood for Decades, Dies at 84
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson may have been a civil rights leader by calling, but he was deeply, deliberately embedded in the world of entertainment.
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Opinion | Jesse Jackson in three photos
Eugene Robinson is a former Post Opinions columnist.
To appreciate the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's place in history -- to understand his role in expanding the Constitution's promise of freedom and opportunity to those of us once excluded -- let photographs be the starting point.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson dies at 84. Look back his ties to Louisville KY
The Rev. Jesse Jackson -- who battled alongside Martin Luther King Jr. , negotiated global hostage releases, and shamed corporations for their lack of corporate diversity and failure to support voting rights -- died "peacefully" surrounded by family the morning of Feb.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights icon, dies at 84 following illness
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a longtime, preeminent civil rights leader in the United States, with deep roots in the Democratic Party, died Tuesday, his family said.
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How Rev. Jesse Jackson's 2 campaigns for the White House shaped presidential politics
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as the founder and longtime leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights organization, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.
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How Rev. Jesse Jackson's 2 campaigns for the White House shaped presidential politics
The late Rev. Jesse Jackson might best be remembered as the founder and longtime leader of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, a Chicago-based civil rights organization, but he also played a pivotal role in presidential politics.
