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Most blacks will argue that they excel because of hard work, because of intellect, determination, sweat, blood, tears and risk.

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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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Sweat
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Determination
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Risk
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