Late civil rights leader Jesse Jackson visited UMES
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he Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a protege of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and two-time presidential candidate who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after the revered leader's assassination, has died. He was 84. He visited UMES twice in his time.
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Gov. Wes Moore (D) expressed condolences after the news that Civil Rights activist and former presidential candidate the Rev. Jesse Jackson has died.
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