Jesse Jackson is stepping down as head of civil rights organization Rainbow PUSH
A spokesperson for U.S. Rep. Jonathan Jackson confirmed the long-time civil rights leader would be retiring from the organization.
The elder Jackson, a civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, plans to announce his plan on Sunday during the organization's annual convention, Rep. JacksonJonathan Jackson, an Illinois Democrat, said his father “has forever been on the scene of justice and has never stopped fighting for civil rights” and that will be “his mark upon history.”
The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who will turn 82 in October, has remained active in civil rights in recent years despite health setbacks.
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