The Rev. Jesse Jackson steps down as leader of civil rights group he founded in 1971

Posted on July 15, 2023 by thegrio.com

Jesse Jackson has been battling Parkinson’s disease for the last eight years.

The Rev. Jesse Jackson announced Saturday that he will step down as president of the Rainbow PUSH Coalition, the Chicago-based civil rights group he founded more than 50 years ago.

Jackson, 81, today!

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