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I had gained a greater appreciation of hearing the concerns of woman, doctors, and so many others.

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
Activist
Civil Rights Advocate
Human Rights Activist
Pastor
Politician
Greenville
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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Woman
Others
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Many
Concerns
Appreciation
Doctors
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