Jesse Jackson was ‘direct connection to great civil rights era’, says Diane Abbott
by Chris Osuh Community affairs correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#73MG1)
MP leads UK tributes to African American campaigner, who has died aged 84
Jesse Jackson was a direct connection to the great era of civil rights", Diane Abbott said, leading UK tributes to the African American campaigner.
The Rev Jackson was also intimately connected to the battle for racial equality in the UK, where he campaigned for decades to address institutional racism, as well as economic, health and criminal justice inequalities.
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