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February 1979, Closeup of American civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking in Tallahassee, Florida . (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

February 1979, Closeup of American civil rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson speaking in Tallahassee, Florida . (Photo by Getty Images/Getty Images)

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American religious and Civil Rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson delivers an address from the pulpit at Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington DC, May 3, 1983. (Photo by Joseph Klipple/Getty Images)

American religious and Civil Rights leader Reverend Jesse Jackson delivers an address from the pulpit at Shiloh Baptist Church, Washington DC, May 3, 1983. (Photo by Joseph Klipple/Getty Images)

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TALLAHASSEE, FL - 1984;: Presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson poses for a portrait in 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mickey Adair/Getty Images)

TALLAHASSEE, FL - 1984;:  Presidential candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson poses for a portrait in 1984 in Tallahassee, Florida. (Photo by Mickey Adair/Getty Images)

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Jesse Jackson Sr points at the audience and delivers an emotional speech during his campaign, 1988. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

Jesse Jackson Sr points at the audience and delivers an emotional speech during his campaign, 1988. (Photo by Afro American Newspapers/Gado/Getty Images)

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LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07: Jesse Louis Jackson attends the 4th Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala at Hollywood Palladium Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 07, 2016. (Photo by Mintaha Neslihan Eroglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 07:  Jesse Louis Jackson attends the 4th Annual Wishing Well Winter Gala at Hollywood Palladium Theater in Los Angeles, California on December 07, 2016. (Photo by Mintaha Neslihan Eroglu/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)