RIP Rev. Jesse Jackson.

From segregated Greenville, NC to the steps of the White House, he turned Southern struggle into national change. His legacy includes marching in Selma and reshaping American politics with historic presidential runs.

He expanded who gets to vote, who gets to run, and who gets heard.

https://theconversation.com/how-jesse-jackson-was-shaped-by-southern-segregration-and-went-on-to-reshape-american-political-life-247435
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How Jesse Jackson was shaped by Southern segregation − and went on to reshape American political life

A civil rights activist who ran for president twice and became a Democratic power broker, Jackson was an American political icon. But above all, he was a Southerner.

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