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Chair of Operation Black Vote David Weaver recalls meeting Jesse Jackson, saying that the late US civil rights leader "embodied hope" and fought for freedom, justice and equality for black people and people of colour in America and everywhere. Jackson died today at the age of 84 at his home in Chicago. Report by Keechl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn

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00:00Him talking about his relationship with Martin Luther King or insights about the fight for
00:08freedom, justice and equality in America, it was also about insight into leadership.
00:13What was important?
00:14Keeping that noble cause, the fact that it can take a toll on family, on relationships,
00:20but being very clear about the big why you're doing it and the importance of hope.
00:25So Reverend Jesse Jackson always spoke about hope, keeping hope alive and that's what
00:31really got us in times like this and across that journey over the decades.
00:36When things have become really perilous, you've got to keep hope alive and Jesse spoke about
00:41that many, many occasions and embodied that just in the very way that he related to people.
00:46But he was a man who was determined, you know, you could see some complexities and that was
00:50because he was just focused on and his faith and how that informed it on freedom, justice
00:57and equality, focusing on black and people of color throughout the world.
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