‘I am somebody’: the cultural magnitude of Jesse Jackson’s Sesame Street episode ⊕
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His 1972 appearance showed Americans what a beloved community could look like, integrated and full of promise
In a 1972 episode of Sesame Street, Jesse Jackson, then 31, is standing against a stoop on…
Jackson’s two presidential runs brought the civil rights movement into the heart of the Democratic party and opened doors for others to walk through
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The civil rights campaigner has died aged 84. Jackson was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and ran twice for the Democratic presidential nomination. He remained a prominent figure in US politics fo…
Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination
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A fixture in civil rights and Democratic politics since the 1960s, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr
The Rev Jesse Jackson, the civil rights campaigner who was prominent for more than 50…
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Movements are not born fully formed – they begin when ordinary people decide to act
Nearly 60 years ago, Martin Luther King Jr posed a question that still haunts us. In his final book, published just …
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The work of strengthening social cohesion begins with a commitment to responsible language and civility that goes beyond legislation
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The man who created House Party, wrote for the Black Panther comics, produced Django Unchained and briefly ran BET talks his illustrious career
Reginald Hudlin’s home office is a monument to an audaci…