Jesse Jackson marched with Martin Luther King, Jr., in Selma, Alabama, in 1965. King later put Jackson in charge of Operation Breadbasket, which focused on economic issues. Jackson was present at the Lorraine Motel when King was assassinated in 1968. Jacksonās actions in the immediate aftermath of the King assassination continue to be a source of debate.
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