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What we have to be judged by is the work we try to do. It's public service, not perfect service.
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Jackson
Age: 83
Born: 1941
Born: October 8
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Civil Rights Advocate
Human Rights Activist
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Greenville
South Carolina
Jesse Jackson
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Jesse Louis Jackson
Sr.
Jesse Louis Jackson
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