Article 6D039 Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organisation

Jesse Jackson to step down as head of civil rights organisation

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Retirement from Rainbow PUSH Coalition follows several health problems in recent years

The US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to step down down as head of the Chicago-based Rainbow PUSH Coalition he founded.

The organisation announced on Friday that the civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate would be celebrated this weekend at the coalition's annual convention.

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