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US civil right activist Reverend Jesse Jackson (L) congratulates South Africa's President Jacob Zuma during celebrations of the centenary of Africa's oldest liberation movement, South Africa's ruling ANC, in Bloemfontein on January 8, 2012. Zuma vowed to stamp out divisions in South...

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Jesse Jackson of the US (R) stands with South Africa President Jacob Zuma holding the spar that was used to kill the cow in Cleansing and Thanksgiving ceremony at the historic Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein on January 7, 2012. South Africa's mighty African National Congress on...

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Jesse Jackson of the US (R) is greeted by South Africa President Jacob Zuma at the historic Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein on January 7, 2012. South Africa's mighty African National Congress on January 6, 2012 began celebrations for its centenary, still firmly at the helm of...

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Civil rights activist Jesse Jackson listens to Aung San Suu Kyi, General Secretary of the National League for Democracy who was speaking over a monitor from Myanmar, during a discussion regarding humanitarian leadership at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York, September 21, 2011.

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, speaks with Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, right, during the Honoring Global Leaders for Peace international salute gala in conjunction with a week of Martin Luther King Memorial events in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011.

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US Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. , D-IL, speaks to reporters following a Democratic Caucus on August 1, 2011 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. With time running out before the August 2 deadline to reach an agreement on the debt ceiling, Congress is working to strike a deal that would avoid...

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WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 01: Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. (D-IL) talks with reporters after a House Democratic caucus meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the U.S. Capitol August 1, 2011 in Washington, DC. The House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate will possibly vote today on...

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Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. , D-Ill. , talks to reporters after attending a Democratic caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Aug. 1, 2011, as debt negotiations continue.

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U.S. civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson speaks to the media ahead of the upcoming African National Congress (ANC) centenary celebration in Bloemfontein January 7, 2012. South Africa's ruling ANC celebrates its 100th birthday on Sunday. The long-banned liberation movement took...

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South Africa's President Jacob Zuma (L) holds a spear, as U.S. civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson looks on, after an ox was sacrificed as part of a cleansing ceremony ahead of the upcoming African National Congress (ANC) centenary celebration in Bloemfontein January 7, 2012. ...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 13: Laywers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine (2nd R) speaks during a news conference to voice opposition to state photo identification voter laws with the Rev. Jesse Jackson (C) and members of Congress at the U.S. Capitol...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 13: The Rev. Jesse Jackson (R) poses for photographs with U.S. Capitol employees before holding a news conference to voice opposition to state photo identification voter laws July 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. In what the Lawyers' Committee For Civil Rights call...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 13: The Rev. Jesse Jackson (C) joins members of Congress (L-R) Rep. Marcia Fudge (D-OH), Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), Rep. Hank Johnson (D-GA) and Laywers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Executive Director Barbara Arnwine for a news conference to voice...

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WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 13: The Rev. Jesse Jackson (R) holds hands with Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA) (C) during a news conference to voice opposition to state photo identification voter laws at the U.S. Capitol July 13, 2011 in Washington, DC. In what the Laywers' Committee for Civil Rights...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, center, walks at the War Memorial Wednesday, June 1, 2011, in Trenton, N.J. , before addressing a gathering of union members and supporters. The civil rights leader and Baptist minister challenged workers and their allies not to surrender to efforts in New Jersey and...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, talks with Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner before inaugural ceremonies for Chicago Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel, Monday, May 16, 2011 in Chicago.

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US Civil Rights activist Rev. Jesse Jackson arrives at the opening session of the Enriching The Middle East's Economic Future Conference in the Qatari capital Doha on May 9, 2011. The three-day conference, organized by Qatari ministry of foreign affairs, will focus in its first session...

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France's Urban Development Minister Maurice Leroy, right, and U.S. Rev. Jesse Jackson, left, attend a conference: "Enriching The Middle East's Economic Future" in Doha Monday May 9, 2011.

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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr. , D-Ill. , is seen in Washington. The House Ethics Committee announced Friday it will continue its investigation into allegations Jackson or someone acting on his behalf offered to raise campaign cash for then-Gov. Rod...

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WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 16: Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks to a reporter before a dedication ceremony at the Martin Luther King Memorial on the National Mall October 16, 2011 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama, entertainers, civil rights leaders and others attend the ceremony to...

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FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with reporters during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr. , Memorial in Washington. Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president...

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Bethel Baptist Church of Pratt City church members pray during a service as Reverend Jesse Jackson (lower L) watches during the service held at Fair Park Arena due to their church being destroyed in Birmingham, Alabama, May 1, 2011. The U.S. government ramped up efforts on Saturday to...

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Civil rights leaders rallying for jobs lead a march to the new Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington Saturday, Oct. 15, 2011. From right are Martin Luther King, III, Rev. Al Sharpton, Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, and Rev. Jesse Jackson, third from left.

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Charles Ble Goude (L), president of the Panafrican Congress, leader of Ivory Coast's Young Patriot movement and close ally of Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo talks with Ivory Coast's first lady Simone Gbagbo during a ceremony for US civil rights activist Jesse Jackson at the presidential...

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Rev. Jesse Jackson and state Rep. Joe Parisi, D-Madison, right, wait for Jackson to be allowed to lead the state Assembly in prayer at the state Capitol in Madison, Wis. , Thursday, March 10, 2011.