Jesse Jackson: titan of US civil rights movement leaves legacy of hope – The Latest

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  This is The Guardian.

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  Jesse Jackson was an incredibly political campaign,

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  not just for racial justice but economic justice.

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

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  Jesse Jackson was always really clear-eyed that our struggles were connected whether we're queer or black or brown or Latino or disabled and so really remembering that he was a titan of the civil rights movement and an icon of the African-American community but also he saw injustice around the world and wanted to fight it in all its forms.

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  A trailblazing figure in the US civil rights movement has died.

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  So how should we remember the Reverend Jesse Jackson?

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  From The Guardians Today in focus, this is the latest with me, Lucy Hough.

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  I'm joined by Karis Afoko,

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  who is a guiding contributing writer and host of the podcast Over the Top under the radar.

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  Thanks so much for coming into the studio, Karis.

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  So the news today that the Reverend Jesse Jackson has died,

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  a titan of the civil rights movement and a fixed year of American politics for more than 50 years.

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  Obviously, there's so much to take in in terms of his life, but what are you reflecting on today?

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  I think there are a couple of things.

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  I think, I mean, on the one hand, it must, you know,

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  you think you just want to send condolences to his family and the people that knew him personally.

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  You know, he lived until 84, but it's always incredibly sad to lose a loved one.

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  I think beyond that, I guess there are a couple of things.

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  Jesse Jackson's name might be familiar to people.

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