Rev. Jesse Jackson to retire from the Rainbow PUSH Coalition
VP Kamala Harris will be on hand for the Civil Rights leader’s announcement
“He’s had physical challenges, but he never stopped fighting. He’s been fighting for Civil Rights since 1961,” said the member of Congress, who also worked for the nonprofit Rainbow PUSH. The senior Jackson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2017. Over the years, Rev. Jackson has led protests to desegregate theaters and restaurants. He marched in Selma, Ala., after “Bloody Sunday” in 1965. And he was an aide to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. before he started Rainbow PUSH. Just two years ago, Jackson led a march through Kenosha, Wis., in response to the acquittal of Kyle Rittenhouse, who killed two men and injured a third during civil unrest.
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