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Rev. Jesse Jackson remembers witnessing the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on 50th anniversary
In 1968, Jackson witnessed the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., while standing with him on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel. CBS News Chicago spoke with him 50 years later about his memories of that history-changing day.

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Jesse Jackson was with Martin Luther King Jr. during Memphis assassination. Their shared path and legacy
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The Selma home that Martin Luther King Jr. made his ‘safe landing spot’ is now in Michigan
The Latest: The Rev. Jesse L. Jackson's death prompts vows to 'keep hope alive'
Jackson, who led the U.S. Civil Rights Movement for decades, died Tuesday.

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Jesse Jackson Witnessed Martin Luther King Jr.’s Assassination. Here’s How He Carried the Torch for the Civil Rights Movement Into the Future
Rev. Jesse Jackson's death prompts outpouring of tributes and praise
Rev. Jesse Jackson's family speaks on death of civil rights icon
Tributes are pouring in for Jackson, a protégé of MLK, former presidential candidate and central figure in the Democratic Party for more than six decades.

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Jesse Jackson’s Atlanta legacy: From MLK protege to presidential trailblazer
Political leaders across Illinois mourn the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death: ‘A giant of the Civil Rights Movement’

How Jesse Jackson Took King’s Civil Rights Movement to Company Doorsteps

Mr. Jackson was critical to Martin Luther King Jr.’s quest to transform a fight for equality in the South to a national movement for economic and social justice.

Community honors Martin Luther King Jr. Civil rights leader had lived in Connecticut twice.

I’m here to make trouble – good trouble. Good trouble is what we need now because we are in the fight of our lives. The fight for our democracy. The fight that we all see day to

Rainbow PUSH breakfast, other events scheduled in Chicago for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Monday is Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday commemorating the Civil Rights leader. Events were planned throughout the Chicagoland area, honoring Dr. King's legacy, including the Rainbow PUSH Coalition's MLK Breakfast, which is part of the organization's 37th annual MLK Commemoration Weekend program.
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A Philadelphia Family is a Part of History, as Photo Shows Them in Attendance During a 1965 Speech Martin Luther King Jr. Gave at Girard College

Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech at Girard College in Philadelphia in 1965, and the McAllister family are featured in a photo of that day