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Statement on the passing of Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr.
By the Freedom Road Socialist Organization African American Commission Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. was an icon of the Civil Rights movement. Forged in the fire of racial terror, he emerged from the brutal Jim Crow era as a steward of freedom fighters, whose contributions were made evident by his activities throughout his life. Jesse Jackson followed in the wake of Fannie Lou Hamer and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, who fought to take the Democratic Party out of the grip of Dixiecrat […]https://frso.org/statements/statement-on-the-passing-of-rev-jesse-jackson-sr/