Jesse Jackson
- Tannen Maury
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson (3rd from left) leads a group of students and supporters to the Hindu county Courthouse in Jackson, Mississippi, Jan. 18, 1984 to register to vote. Jackson, campaigning for the presidency in Mississippi began his rally on the campus of Jackson State University. (AP Photo/Tannen Maury)
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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the longtime civil rights activist and two time Democratic presidential candidate, died Tuesday, leaving behind a decades long legacy of advocacy that reached cities across the country, including Louisville. He was 84.
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