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Jesse Jackson, a leading African American voice on global stage, dies at 84 The Washington PostDeath of Rev. Jesse Jackson prompts outpouring of tributes and praise NBC NewsAnalysis | I covered Jesse Jackson's 1988 campaign. The racism he faced was undisguised. The Washington Post‘One of America's greatest patriots': US political leaders pay tribute to Jesse Jackson The GuardianTrump hails Jesse Jackson as 'force of nature' and a 'good man'
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The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, the Chicago-based Baptist minister, political figure and two-time presidential candidate whose soaring oratory and knack for capturing media attention made him a central figure in the Civil Rights Movement and national politics for more than six decades, died Tuesday. He was 84.
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson was remembered as a "servant leader" who championed the oppressed, voiceless and overlooked around the world.
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Political leaders across Illinois mourned Rev. Jesse Jackson's death and nodded to the decades-long movement he championed after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., his mentor.
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NPR's Leila Fadel talks to author and scholar Dr. Eddie Glaude about the life and legacy of Rev. Jesse Jackson, who died Tuesday at the age of 84.
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of the country's most influential leaders, has died at 84. The founder and long-time leader of the Rainbow-Push Coalition ran for president twice and inspired millions.
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