{"id":56387,"date":"2026-02-17T09:56:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=press&#038;p=56387"},"modified":"2026-02-17T09:56:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T14:56:17","slug":"common-cause-statement-on-the-death-of-rev-jesse-jackson","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/ar\/press\/common-cause-statement-on-the-death-of-rev-jesse-jackson\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause Statement on the Death of Rev. 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Jesse Jackson was a voice for the voiceless and hope for the hopeless in his unrelenting fight for justice, equality, and the ballot\u00a0for all. He understood the plight of the poor and gave strength to those who had long been ignored by their own government.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1}\">\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n<span data-contrast=\"auto\">His call to \u2018keep hope alive\u2019 was not a slogan. It was\u00a0a discipline. A charge. 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