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Confident, compassionate, controversial Coretta Scott King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter King, Harry Belafonte, Jesse Jackson, Ralph Abernathy, Andrew Young, and John Lewis lead a large memorial march in Memphis after Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination. Young, passionate, and powerful Keep hope alive A dream fulfilled Selma to Montgomery reenactment Jesse Jackson, 1988
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (center), with other civil rights supporters lock arms on as they lead the way along Constitution Avenue during the March on Washington, Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963.
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Martin Luther King, Jr. (left of centre) and Malcolm X (right) waiting for a press conference, 1964.
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Confident, compassionate, controversial
Jesse Jackson's role as a civil rights leader put him at the center of some of 20th-century...
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Mourning and marching
Jesse Jackson, immediately behind Coretta Scott King (center, in black), joins mourners...
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Young, passionate, and powerful
Jesse Jackson is surrounded by reporters during an appearance in Gary, Indiana, in...
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Keep hope alive
Jesse Jackson, delivering one of his most famous speeches, at the 1988 Democratic...
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A dream fulfilled
Jesse Jackson, twice a Democratic candidate for president, weeps in Chicago's Grant...
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Selma to Montgomery reenactment
Jesse Jackson (center) and Winnie Mandela (right) marching with civil rights activists...
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Jesse Jackson, 1988
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