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Gangs are a group reaction to helplessness.

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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
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Civil Rights Advocate
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Greenville
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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I've paid my dues. I've earned your votes. Send me.
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What's good for Blacks is good for all of America.
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