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  • The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971

    TODD RICHMOND and KATHLEEN FOODY|Jul 16, 2023

    CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago. Jackson, 81, announced his resignation during a quiet farewell speech at the organization's annual convention, where the group paid tribute to him with songs, kind words from other Black activists and politicians, and a video montage of Jackson's 1984 and 1988 presidential campaigns. Jackson, who has dealt with several health problems in recent y...