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Remembering Rev. Jesse Jackson
Jesse Jackson campaigning in San Francisco in 1988. | Photo by Brian McMillen via Wikimedia Commons
In July 1960, eight Black students walked into the whites-only Greenville County Public Library and quietly took seats in the reading room. Among them was a then-18-year-old Jesse Jackson, a Sterling High School graduate home from college, determined to challenge segregation after he couldn’t find the book he needed at the colored branch library.
The sit-in staged by the Greenville Eight resulted in the library system’s integration. | Photo via the Greenville County Library System
It was a moment that would propel the Greenvillian to become one of the most integral figures in the Civil Rights Movement.
Jackson died on yesterday at age 84, following a life that included working alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., participating in the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery march, and running for president (twice).
Jesse Jackson talking to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. in Memphis in 1968. | Photo via University of Memphis Libraries
“His unwavering commitment to justice, equality, and human rights helped shape a global movement for freedom and dignity,” a statement from his nonprofit, the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, said. “A tireless change agent, he elevated the voices of the voiceless.”
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Jackson also organized a 1967 visit by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. to support 22 Black employees at Claussen Bakery who were on strike against discriminatory hiring and promotion practices. You can find a historical marker there today.
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