Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate, dies at 84

Dan Rayfield Joins Oregon ACLU Case Against Feds, False Spring is Over, and Rev. Jesse Jackson Has Died

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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