US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies aged 84

Evening Standard

The Rev Jesse L Jackson, a protege of the Rev Martin Luther King Jr and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died. He was 84.His daughter, Santita Jackson, confirmed that Jackson died at home, surrounded by family.

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00:00The only time that we win is when we come together.

00:16King, we're so proud of you today.

00:20You stand in the cold, multiracial, multicultural,

00:27implored, unemployed, because justice transcends the race.

00:41And keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive. Keep hope alive.

00:51Put your hand together.

00:58I'll tell you, for redemption to take place,

01:01the other three must be brought to justice as well.

01:04But since that time, there have been other acts of racial,

01:06violence on immigrant bashing. It must stop.

01:10That's why I taught him I exploded last year.

01:12We should all do better.

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