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How Jesse Jackson paved way for Barack Obama - and helped change US

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.

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Presidents and Faith Leaders Pay Tribute to Jesse Jackson

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Barack Obama pays tribute to 'true giant' as Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

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The Latest: The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's death prompts vows to 'keep hope alive'

Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, dies at 84

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

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

Jesse Jackson made a bid for president twice, in 1984 and 1988, running as a candidate in the Democratic primaries.

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Civil rights activist Jesse L. Jackson dies

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Jesse Jackson funeral: What to know

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Rainbow interrupted: Jesse Jackson between Martin Luther King’s radical turn and Barack Obama’s managerial ascent

Jackson's legacy is not one of triumph or failure, but of persistent contradiction – a reminder that courage without structural rupture risks absorption into the very hegemony it seeks to overthrow.

The Daily Sentinel

MILLS: Celebrating Martin Luther King and Barack Obama

Ebony magazine, in a special January 2009 collector's edition, presented a special feature page of Martin Luther King as "Then" and Barack Obama as "Now." In his "I Have a Dream Speech" in Washington, D.C. on August, 1963, Martin Luther King made reference to the Emancipation Proclamation which was signed Jan. 1, 1863 giving hope to Negro slaves.

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Jesse Jackson built on Martin Luther King's legacy and never forgot the hardships that shaped his life

Jesse Jackson was never just a politician. He was a presence.

The Daily Campus

“Hoops, Hopes & Dreams:” Bringing basketball to the civil rights movement

The new Hulu documentary explores how Martin Luther King Jr. and Barack Obama used basketball to connect with people. Photo courtesy of @alexysthegreat on Instagram In honor of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the short documentary “Hoops, Hopes & Dreams ...

Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of 84. Ariana Baio looks back on his inspirational life

ABC News

Martin Luther King's Dream for Justice Challenges Obama

Rights leaders of the '60s say MLK legacy lives on in vision, if not execution. Jan. 21, 2013 -- Rev. Joseph Lowery remembers when the 1960s South was burning with racism -- the day a white man walked up to him and stubbed out a lit cigar on his ...