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Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader whose 1984 comments undercut Jewish relations, dies at 84

JL;DR SUMMARY Rev. Jesse Jackson, the influential civil rights leader, has passed at age 84. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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World Jewish CongressRacismCivil RightsBlack Jewish RelationsLouis FarrakhanJewish RelationsJesse Jackson1984 Presidential Campaign

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Born in the Jim Crow South and educated as a Baptist minister in Chicago, Jackson emerged as a purveyor of a hopeful vision of racial inclusion and economic uplift in the years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr., with whom he had worked."
Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
"Jackson first denied making the comments, including during a televised national debate, but then apologized in a speech at a synagogue in Manchester, New Hampshire, ahead of the first presidential primary."
Brussels, Belgium
"In July 1992, Jackson made two headlining speeches condemning hatred of Jews, at the Democratic National Convention and to a World Jewish Congress meeting in Brussels."
Palace of Congresses, Île-de-France, France
"One speech to the Jewish community in the Palace of Congresses in Brussels will not repair it."
New York, United States
"While Jackson faced some protests at Park Avenue, at Y.U., President Norman Lamm praised him as a leading, vibrant activist who has performed miracles in fostering racial harmony."
Lebanon
"In 1979, he met in Lebanon with Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat in an effort to broker ties between the group and the United States."
Syria
"Jackson succeeded in negotiating the freedom of U.S. hostages abroad, including in Syria and Cuba in 1984."

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