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Son of the soil: American civils rights leader Jesse Jackson with Oliver Tambo (left) and Trevor Huddleston (right) in London during the Anti-Apartheid demonstrations in the 1980s. Photo: South African History Online
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Africa mourns Jesse Jackson, a global change agent

A gregarious man with a mission, a complex personality, hard-nosed politician, he strode from the pulpits of politics to the precipice of the Oval Office, paving the way along…

  • Marlan Padayachee
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