Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies at 84

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader, two-time presidential candidate, voting rights advocate and founder of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition has died at 84, according to a statement from his family.

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