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Jesse Jackson: Veteran civil rights leader who helped reshape America

Jesse Jackson, a key figure during the US civil rights movement of the 1960s, was known for being the first African-American to make the jump from activism to major-party presidential politics. A protege of Martin Luther King Jr, Jackson built a career around working to politically organise and improve the lives of African-Americans, and became [...] The post Jesse Jackson: Veteran civil rights leader who helped reshape America appeared first on Kahawatungu.

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