Memorial services for the Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. to honor his long civil rights legacy begin in Chicago. Events will also take place in Washington, D.C., and South Carolina, where he was born and began his activism.
Jesse Jackson
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Opinion: The enduring dignity of Jesse Jackson
Rev. Jesse Jackson died this week at age 84. NPR’s Scott Simon remembers covering Jackson’s 1984 presidential campaign in Mississippi.
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New this week: Zadie Smith essays, a Cameron Crowe memoir and a ‘Sandwich’ sequel
New titles include Dead and Alive from Smith, The Uncool by Crowe and Wreck by Catherine Newman. Plus, fresh fiction from Susan Straight and Mark Z. Danielewski and a biography of Jesse Jackson.
