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Civil Rights Icon Rev. Jesse Jackson Dies at Age 84 After Morning Passing

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson, founder of Rainbow PUSH and two-time Democratic presidential candidate, has died at 84.

Rev. Jesse Jackson, a civil rights leader and founder of Rainbow PUSH, has died at the age of 84, according to his family's statement. He was a longtime figure in the civil rights movement and ran for the Democratic presidential nomination twice. Jackson's death marks the end of an era for the prominent civil rights leader.

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