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This concurrent resolution honors the memory of Reverend Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., a prominent civil rights leader, by acknowledging his lifelong dedication to fighting for civil rights, voting rights, and human dignity both in the United States and globally. The resolution highlights his birth in Greenville, South Carolina, his leadership through significant eras of American history including the Jim Crow and civil rights periods, and his founding of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, an organization that worked to expand civic participation and voter turnout. It also recognizes his international diplomatic work, his opposition to apartheid, and his role as a trusted friend and recipient of honors from the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, emphasizing his inspiration to public servants and his enduring message of hope. The resolution expresses sympathy to Reverend Jackson's family and directs that an appropriate copy be prepared for presentation.

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