Jesse Jackson, towering icon of civil rights, dies following lengthy illness
In a decades-long effort, Jesse Jackson stood alongside MLK, pushed for voting rights, shamed corporations and negotiated with world leaders.
He was 84.
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Jesse Jackson dies
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He was 84.
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May he rest in peace and rise in glory.
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Seems as if he transcended the political bickering to at least some degree, he received tributes from people across the political spectrum
Tributes were published from U.S. President Donald Trump,[412][413] Al Sharpton, William Barber, former US Presidents Bill Clinton (in a joint statement with wife Hillary),[414][415] Barack Obama (in a joint statement with wife Michelle),[416] and Joe Biden, attorney Ben Crump, Chuck Schumer, Martin Luther King III, former US Vice President Kamala Harris, former Ambassador Andrew Young, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, South Carolina US Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, Alveda King, Hakeem Jeffries, Rahm Emanuel, Brandon Johnson, Raphael Warnock, Bernice King and Frank Scott Jr.[414][417] Also South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, South Carolina State Representative Wendell Gilliard and Benedict College.[418]
Tributes were published from U.S. President Donald Trump,[412][413] Al Sharpton, William Barber, former US Presidents Bill Clinton (in a joint statement with wife Hillary),[414][415] Barack Obama (in a joint statement with wife Michelle),[416] and Joe Biden, attorney Ben Crump, Chuck Schumer, Martin Luther King III, former US Vice President Kamala Harris, former Ambassador Andrew Young, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster, South Carolina US Senators Lindsey Graham and Tim Scott, Alveda King, Hakeem Jeffries, Rahm Emanuel, Brandon Johnson, Raphael Warnock, Bernice King and Frank Scott Jr.[414][417] Also South Carolina Congressman Jim Clyburn, South Carolina State Representative Wendell Gilliard and Benedict College.[418]
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Oh, I am sorry to hear he is dead 
RIP Rev. Jackson. Have fun in Heaven, I am going there someday myself.
RIP Rev. Jackson. Have fun in Heaven, I am going there someday myself.
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