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Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future

Football helped make Jesse Jackson a leader.

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What did Martin Luther King think of Jesse Jackson? The off and on relationship between MLK and his protégé

Jesse Jackson was with Martin Luther King Jr. during Memphis assassination. Their shared path and legacy

Reaction to death of US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson

Feb 17 (Reuters) - U.S. civil rights leader Jesse Jackson, a Baptist minister from the segregated South who became a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic president...

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Jesse Jackson dies at 84: Tributes pour in for civil rights icon

Rev. Jesse Jackson's family speaks at South Shore home Wednesday morning after civil rights icon's death at age 84

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US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84

Jackson, a Baptist minister, had been a civil rights leader since the 1960s, when he marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and helped fundraise for the cause.

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Jesse Jackson: Funeral details announced for late civil rights activist

Rev. Jesse Jackson’s family honors his legacy, urges respect ahead of funeral plans