Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84, leaving lasting legacy
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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, Baptist minister and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, dies at 84 after years living with progressive supranuclear palsy; tributes praise his lifelong fight for justice and equality, with public memorials planned by the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
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