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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
Doctors
Hearing
Concern
Greater
Woman
Others
Gained
Many
Concerns
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