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1982: Jesse Jackson on being called to make a difference | BBC Archive
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2:35Now PlayingJesse Jackson, minister, civil rights activist and politician has died at the age of 84.
In 1982, Jesse Jackson spoke of how his calling as a religious leader led him to undertake his civil rights work, and how religion and politics have combined in his life.
Clip taken from Out on a Limb with Eric Robson, originally broadcast on BBC One, 24 October 1982.
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